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While people in the UK, to be told, At Home , the spread of the coronavirus, a significant minority need to go Even further, avoid close Contact with families for 12 weeks. They are the so-called shielded.

texts and letters arrived This Week , say to endure More Than A Million people in the UK, is an extreme form of isolation for a minimum of 12 weeks in the "shield" you from the worst consequences of the Corona-Virus outbreak. These "extremely vulnerable" groups include organ transplant recipients, some cancer patients, people with severe lung conditions, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women with heart disease.

Said to remain the Home of two meters (6 ft) to remain at all times, and destinations, away from all you live, how you will manage?

"Everything is a risk," Angela Home .

"I would die if I got it, I have no immune system," Says Angela Steatham.

Four Years ago, she was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the effect on the white blood cells to fight the infection. The 56-don't let years of it, to travel it stop your work as a psychologist and leadership coach to The World , to work with large companies. But coronavirus is changing everything, so that you only have a few rooms in their cottage in The Village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, where they can feel safe.

“is literally the word dangerous for me. And I can't control that. This is what psycho-logically and really scary. I know that apart from me, live in one or two rooms in my House , everything is a risk," she Says .

her 23-year-old son, Charlie, is moved Out to allow her to follow the strict restrictions. Whenever your partner, Simon Corden, has Contact with the outside world, he has chosen, then the quarantine is to spend as a precautionary measure in The House , But away from her for Two Weeks , before you can, a lot of Time In the same Room .

. and with your family on A Day when there was a possibility for you

you can communicate via walkie-talkies, because of the weaker mobile signal and patchy wi-fi service in their rural location, they let each other know if you need to be in The Kitchen or in the bathroom and you check to have cleaned, then.

extrovert with an active online life and a sign emoji-posted on your Twitter profile, Angela Says she had a lot of supportive messages. And you don't remains connected with older relatives on The Phone , But is able to see their faces, as they do not have video phone facilities.

"My aunt and uncle, and we cried on The Phone on the weekend, because we realized that we actually see, we could never again," she Says . “If Something Happens to you or My Uncle or me about these next three months, this is it. "

'I never want to see My Family , the device me to a respirator again,' Rachael Home .

Severe asthma came on suddenly for Rachael Paget, a morning in the year 2017. In the afternoon it was to a ventilator in a medically-induced coma, where she spent The Next Nine Days . The reminder, is how it affected her family in your thoughts, as the 35-year-old teacher remains shielded from The Virus outbreak alone in her terraced House in Warrington.

“you've seen me on a ventilator device once, and it was awful for you. It was scary for me when I woke up and they told me what had happened, But I wasn't aware of. You had to see it and I would never want you to have to go through that again," she Says .

. maybe the last few days daydreaming spent on The Beach

she continues to work from Home , giving lessons online in the young people in your classes ("they are very compassionate"), and keep in Contact with colleagues in the Social Media . To help a large network of Family Members , to bring them supplies, But some, like her father, does not need to be convinced to try to stay for a chat.

But , she Says , to manage The Rules on some of the practical aspects of the quality of life, while you can be shielded confusing and difficult. “I live alone, so ridiculous things, like the-am – do I have to do. But may I? Am I placing myself in danger?"

" How can I show my son the affection from 6ft away?' Not to be Amy, Oscar and Michael are able to be This Close to donate to the Home for almost three months,

With a four-year-old son, shielding alone was not an option for Michael Winehouse, a charity, the cystic fibrosis.

So Young , Oscar and Michael's wife, Amy, are with him in isolation in your House in Eppingen, East London - None of them, to leave The House , including their customary walks together in The Forest

“We have to do it this way. Our House is not big enough, and a four-year-old is in need of attention from mom and dad, especially when we've both been working," Says the 33-year-old. “I can't Far Away from him all The Time . How can I educate him, how can I show him affection, from this distance? He would not understand, why dad gets too close to him. "

Michael Says , his genetic disorder, which means, thick mucus clogs the lungs and creates the risk of dangerous infections - is preparing him, with the prospect of the isolation At Home or in the hospital, if he is uncomfortable. But ask His Family to do the same, was the "hardest part".

living in a coronavirus outbreak is similar to cystic fibrosis, in a certain way, he Says , with The Fear of infections from people with colds and cough, canceled plans, and protective masks.

“The rest of society a little insight into The Daily life of people with CF. There is a lot of fear," Says Michael.

‘I am the marker from the calendar " For those who are struggling with the prospect of weeks, Hilary is very wise words "the things"

The text message warns you to stay inside for 12 weeks was unexpected for Hilary Leigh. The 75-year-old had not expected that her cancer More Than a year ago you would have been in the extremely vulnerable group.

she Says that some of the guidelines are "almost impossible" to, in practice, two meters remain next to Her Husband , Richard, in her Home in Harrow, London , and never let your guard down. This morning, Her Husband answered The Phone and handed it to her, technically, it should be In Between already disinfected, she Says .

food is a challenge was in a store, The First online-delivery-slot, she was able to book 15 April. The members of the family help, But to isolate some of the others had themselves, because someone in your House has symptoms.

she is to stay In Touch with your loved ones through FaceTime and swap photos of The Flowers in their gardens with a friend.

“I marked When he comes by, and he said 12 weeks, I actually have you on the calendar. I'm going to say to tear you each week how to do it," Hilary. “Things go. Maybe because we are older, we know that. "

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Source of news: bbc.com