I have always loved sport. But I was always told to stay away from activities that involve using my hands. ‘Choose whichever sport you like as long as it’s just your legs you need to use. You can’t afford to injure your wrist or break a finger or get tennis elbow, can you?’ my violin teacher said. And I agreed, taking a certain pride in having to refuse to play some of the sports I loved best. After all, I was to become a violinist and I couldn’t afford to get injured. And wa

To date, in the UK alone, over 4.4 million people have tested positive to COVID-19. While in a large number of cases individuals have either been asymptomatic or experienced short-lived self-limiting symptoms which could be managed at home, a significant number of others have experienced persistent symptoms, such as fatigue, coughing, breathlessness and brain fog, which has made their road to recovery more protracted. Despite the progress there has been in learning about the

As the COVID-19 lockdown eases worldwide and pub gardens and shops reopen, we are all eagerly awaiting the reopening of theatres and concert halls in the coming weeks. More than a year has passed in which government measures and public health recommendations have enforced lockdowns and restrictions to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19. These restrictions have had profound effects on performing arts professionals. In the UK, performing venues have been shut for a number