Gender: Female Ethnicity: White British Background: Susanne is 47 and White British. She is married with three children. She works as a freelance consultant. Two of Susanne's children caught Covid in March 2020, and then the whole family caught Covid about a year later. Susanne didn't find the advice from the NHS very helpful, and spoke to an acupuncturist when she had Covid, who recommended a heavy dose of vitamin C via elderberry drinks.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Pakistani Background: Iqra is 25 years old and is Pakistani. She lives with her parents and her brother. Iqra was worried about her parents getting Covid and was careful about people visiting them at home.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: White British Background: Matt is 58 years old and is White British. He is retired and lives with his wife. Matt thinks he was infected with Covid after attending a football match. While he was sick, he felt very fatigued and didn't want to do anything other than curl up into a bal. Matt fully recovered from Covid after ten days.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: White British Background: Paul is 73 years old and is White British. He is married with three children and is a retired publisher. Paul suspected he had Covid after he lost his appetite and developed flu-like symptoms. A test confirmed that he had Covid, though he considered his case mild. Paul said that his mental health was generally quite good during the pandemic.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black Caribbean Background: Doreen is 70 years old and is Black Caribbean. She is retired from working as a senior support worker for people with learning disabilities, and lives with her daughter. Doreen learnt about the pandemic much later than anybody else. She was in hospital at the beginning of the pandemic, after a car accident, and when she came out the UK was in lockdown.

Aytana works in education. She lives with her parents and older brother. Aytana was put on furlough during the pandemic. She took care of her parents when they caught Covid and was later infected herself. Aytana was able to recover well and has since been involved in helping with Covid testing.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: Pakistani Background: Mudasar is 43 years old and is Pakistani. He is married, with four children, and works as an Uber taxi driver. Mudasar thinks he caught Covid from a customer while working as a taxi driver. Within a few hours, he felt tired and had aches and pains. Mudasar had difficulty breathing, which he found was helped by inhaling steam.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: White British Background: Matthew is 38 years old and is White British. He is married, with two children, and works as a senior IT developer.

Gender: Female Ethnicity: Indian Background: Pooja is in her early 40s and is Indian. She is married with children and works for a security company. Pooja isolated in her bedroom when she had Covid in March 2020. This was a tough time for her because she had limited social contact and missed her son's birthday party.

Gender: Male Ethnicity: Pakistani Background: Kashif is 35 years old and is Pakistani. He is married, with three children. He is a company director. Kashif first heard about the Covid-19 outbreak on social media. He believes he caught the virus when he was going into his shop to sort deliveries and conduct online work. When Kashif began to show symptoms of Covid his parents encouraged him to get tested. The test confirmed that he was positive for Covid.