One of the world's strictest lockdowns is lifting, but many are scared to go back to normal life By Eliza Mackintosh, Sarah Tilotta, CNN Published Jul 8, 2021 6:43:41 AM enablePagination: false endIndex: (CNN) — In May, as the United Kingdom began to emerge from one of the world's longest and most stringent lockdowns, Kitty Grew started doing dry-runs of the commute from her home in north London to her office five miles away. Most evenings now, after logging off and closing her laptop, the 27-year-old unfolds her red Brompton bicycle, puts on her helmet and sets off down a suburban lane of terraced houses toward the city.