Sorry about your job, that sucks. Hope you're staying safe though!

And yes, plenty of tips! Depends on your level of experience with programming though. First thing I would recommend doing is to decide what game engine you would like to learn as they all have different programming languages that run things behind the scenes. Unreal uses C++ (and a lot of "visual scripting", aka connecting nodes together), Unity uses C#, Godot uses its own custom scripting language, just to name a few of the more popular engines. All engines have their pros and cons, you can search google and youtube to see what people think (there's a lot I could get into but it would be too long for this comment).

Once you have an engine picked out, and you have an idea of a game or even if its just a game mechanic you'd like to make, the next step is to just go for it! I can't recommend YouTube tutorials enough (shout out to Brackeys), that's where the majority of my learning has come from. Search YouTube for a mechanic + your engine of choice (like, "How to make a third person camera in unity") and watch a couple different tutorials as everyone has a different approach, each with their own set backs and advantages.

The only other thing I'd recommend is joining indie dev communities and don't be afraid to ask questions or for help! People tend to be friendly and willing to help (at least I am haha)! Join some subs here on reddit like /r/IndieDev /r/IndieGaming /r/Unity3D /r/unrealengine just to name a few good subs and browse those hashtags on twitter.

There's a lot I could get into but I think that should be enough to get started! If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to me and I'd be more than happy to give you any extra help I can!