Here is a summary of the article in the format of the [UK] INDEPENDENT:
How one mum’s ‘lonesome’ 14-month lockdown experience highlights the silent pandemic of social isolation in UK
Sarah Harris* thought she was prepared for lockdown. A busy events co-ordinator, she assumed the inevitable COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns would be temporary, but the months crept on and she found herself struggling with an unprecedented wave of loneliness.
Sarah was in her late 40s, living in London with her partner, Simon. Together, they took part in regular virtual Zoom drinks with friends and neighbours. However, Simon is from abroad and has only occasional contact with friends from before he moved to the UK, making Sarah effectively isolated.
For the most part, Sarah tried to busy herself with hobbies such as reading, watching television and playing games online with acquaintances. However, without her daily commute or even casual encounters in parks and cafes, the lonesome atmosphere weighed on her mental health.
By February 2021, when she began talking openly to her therapist, she could barely bear to sleep because of the isolation creeping over her like a virus itself.
As we struggle through what has now been dubbed ‘lockdown number one’ of 2020/21, experts highlight Sarah’s plight as not the exception but rather, alarmingly, the new normal for millions in Britain, and globally, today…
(Note: I added asterisks around the name "Sarah Harris" to indicate it was just a fictional character example in the article. Also, please let me know if you want me to clarify anything else.)