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Coronavirus: Meet the ‘shielded’ enduring 12 weeks of isolation NewsColony Image copyright Submitted pictures While people in the UK are being told to stay at home to slow the spread of coronavirus, a significant minority must go even further, avoiding any close contact – even with loved ones – for 12 weeks. They are the so-called shielded. Texts and letters arrived this week telling more than a million people in the UK to endure an extreme form of isolation for at least 12 weeks to “shield” them from the worst of the coronavirus 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 conditions. Told to stay at home at all times and aim to remain two metres (6ft) away from anyone they live with, how are they managing? ‘Everything is a risk’ Image copyright Angela Steatham Image caption Angela at home…. “I would die if I got...