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Since Boris Johnson announced the rules of the coronavirus lockdown, the government has instructed people not to meet up with anyone outside their household.

It's meant that grandparents have had to meet their newborn grandchild for the first time through a window, and parents have improvised to turn their garage into a nightclub so their son can celebrate his birthday.

Although it's a tough sacrifice to make, it's a necessary one - which can make it all the more infuriating to see others flouting the rules without a care in the world.

It's even bolder to shamelessly upload a picture of your 'isolation party' with guests filling your home and garden to a Facebook page set up to help people stuck indoors during isolation or quarantine.

When Ellie Morley and Simon Evans did just that, you may expect a fierce backlash - but, thankfully, not all is as it seems.

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Ellie uploaded the photo to the Isolation Nation Facebook group, which boasts 14,000 members, urging people to share ideas, positive entertainment and expert advice.

Members were forced to double take when they saw the snap of Ellie and Simon's home in Manchester full of 'party guests' and drinks over the long bank holiday weekend before realising their mistake.

The pair had brilliantly Photoshopped the image to fill the house with different versions of themselves in different clothes to create a clever illusion - which was just the tonic to lighten the mood.

(Image: FACEBOOK)

Not everyone spotted the trick straight away, with one commenting: "What part of social distancing don’t you get?" - before later adding: "Lmao I just realised it’s all photoshopped. Awesome."

Many others nearly did the same, with a second person replying: "I’m glad I took a really good look before I posted something mean."

Another admitted: "I seen this and got so angry and said wtf! Then I realised it's just you both copied and pasted brilliant."

Asking how long it took them to achieve, Ellie said: "The photo took an hour to shoot and five hours to edit."

You can follow Simon on Instagram by clicking here and Ellie here.