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Covid 19 coronavirus: Self-isolation memes - the best on the internet

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has introduced an alert system as the country fights Covid-19.

The world is in uncharted waters with many cooped up inside as the global pandemic turns our lives upside down.

But some in self-isolation have taken it in their stride and have come up with innovative ways to keep themselves entertained.

From using skateboards to 'swim' across the lounge floor, to using the stove hobs to pretend to hit the turntables (making sure they were turned off of course), the ingenuity has kept the internet in fits of a laughter - a pick-me-up welcomed during tough times.

We have pulled together some of the internet's best.

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Yo ho yo ho a quarantine’s life for me! My family’s Disneyland Staycation! #Disneyland #PiratesoftheCaribbean #SocialDistancing pic.twitter.com/0VCKnuhOeY

— Brooke (@Brookie_disney) March 20, 2020

Literally nothing new. #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/vqtFEQBaQY

— TOXIC💚🧪 (@RemotelyToxic) March 16, 2020

Celebrating my self-isolated birthday with my new best friends! 🥳 #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/rk0JlgMH3j

— Kayla Cinnamon ☕ (@cinnamon_msft) March 20, 2020

#QuarantineLife videos are getting better and better I swear 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/QHTAyYM5pL

— Nick Sandfort (@Im_Standards) March 20, 2020

Quarantine day 6. pic.twitter.com/er652Oy3Ki

— jamie (@gnuman1979) March 16, 2020
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If we don’t laugh we’ll cry 🤷🏽‍♂️😂❤️ *SOUND ON* (@fuckitimarobot 🤖)

A post shared by BSc in Banternomics 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 (@barrysbanterbus) on Mar 18, 2020 at 3:50pm PDT

Day 12 of quarantine: 😺🦁 #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/Y3yAYgtPh2

— Habeeb Alsaba (@7abeebAlsaba) March 20, 2020
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the only difference now is that i have no toilet paper

A post shared by Shitheadsteve (@shitheadsteve) on Mar 17, 2020 at 11:00am PDT

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Love this a lot

A post shared by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on Mar 18, 2020 at 5:54pm PDT

day 3 of quarantine: start writing my essay pic.twitter.com/8JnRtBvoLO

— umam (@hotmanpairs) March 17, 2020
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**accurate** note: big deserved to be hit by those flowers tho. and at least they're just flowers. 🤷🏽‍♀️🌸(#glasshalffull?)

A post shared by Zoë Kravitz (@zoeisabellakravitz) on Mar 19, 2020 at 3:43am PDT

Social distancing tennis! 🎾#SelfIsolation #selfquarantine pic.twitter.com/8jUX0rB8Gi

— Kia Zolgharnain⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Kiaz19) March 17, 2020

Sicily has figured out this whole self-isolation thing.#COVID19 #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/93whPVtQcR

— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) March 13, 2020

The Newest Fitness Challenge 😂

How far can you pull and how long can kids hang on?

Welcome #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/KWZKHMLZHG

— Fit As A Mama Bear (@FitasaMamaBear) March 20, 2020

Mom said the toilet was smoking. Idk what I expected. #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/zEEBwzIIF4

— Laura (@lauramanhardt) March 21, 2020

Houseparty hangin #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/AzskcEjtw2

— Nathan (@njbax) March 21, 2020

When you are counting the minutes to your team has a virtual happy hour where they plan to have a parade of pets. Everyone is going to introduce their pets. Kids get to join in and meet all the pets. #QuarantineLife pic.twitter.com/UYkiZikeJR

— Shannon Zdanowicz ☼ (@SalesforceShnon) March 20, 2020

Day 5 of quarantine with your family: pic.twitter.com/ibDF9x6Fjh

— JeZeu$⚡️ (@j_mendoza___) March 16, 2020
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