Twitter users embrace the #StayAtHomeChallenge as many begin to work from home
Social media users are embracing the great indoors as the Government recommended social distancing as a method of combating the spread of Covid-19.
The hashtag #StayAtHomeChallenge trended in the UK on Tuesday, encouraging Britons to make the most of staying indoors and sharing tips for isolation.
Celebrities and social media users alike have been sharing experiences of being at home, with some loving the isolation and some craving some time in the pub.
I'm seeing #StayAtHomeChallenge trending and am having trouble understanding what the challenge is.#Introverts
— Stephen Is Not From Here (@HulaHeadBang) March 17, 2020
Many social media users recommended exercise as a way of dealing with working from home.
Here’s a tip for those new to working from home: Use a walk as your “commute” to begin and end your day. It helps tremendously. #stayhomechallenge#QuarantineLife
— Michael Colby (@Broadsides) March 17, 2020
Others did not take quite so well to staying indoors.
It's 7pm, I'm still in my pyjamas and all I've eaten today is bread. Working from home is like being hungover.
— bats in the bibliothèque (@hatapota) March 17, 2020
Some Twitter users have found that their pets have become quite good colleagues.
The dog took over my job #wfhpic.twitter.com/3XpYdgIUrc
— ˈɛməli (@emchaos) March 13, 2020
Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards also proved that staying at home can be entertaining, as she posted a video with her boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain dancing at home.
“Precautionary self-isolation can be fun,” she said on Instagram.
Precautionary self isolation can be fun❗️
A post shared by Perrie Edwards ✌️🌻 (@perrieedwards) on Mar 14, 2020 at 1:24pm PDT
On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised that more people should work from home and everyone should avoid pubs, clubs and restaurants.
“Mass gatherings, we are now moving emphatically away from,” he added.
Though several West End theatres have made the decision to close, the Government has not yet announced that restaurants, bars and other public spaces will be ordered to close their doors.
