Solidarity In A Time Of Social Distancing
4 years, 9 months ago

Solidarity In A Time Of Social Distancing

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LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK CITY — A band practices rhythmic, shoegazey indie rock at a polite volume a floor above me. I’ve lived for three years in this five-story, 40-unit apartment building, built in 1917 as the subway expanded and New York City swallowed up farmland to expel the dense urban terrain we now know as Astoria, Queens. Chief among them is to engage in social distancing, the act of staying home to avoid interactions in which you could unknowingly spread COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus. If your city hasn’t done so, you can sign petitions demanding that city officials halt these actions, or go further and call for a complete suspension of rent, mortgage and utility payments during the crisis. Take, for example, what’s being called the Stanford meme, which claims to be providing information from a Stanford University health professional.

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Anand Mahindra shares important message on social distancing with viral pic. See here
3 years, 9 months ago

Anand Mahindra shares important message on social distancing with viral pic. See here

India Today  

Anand Mahindra took to Twitter today to send out an important message to his fans and followers on the micro-blogging site. Today, Anand Mahindra shared an undated picture on Twitter with the caption, “Clearly, we’re not accustomed to social distancing. pic.twitter.com/cqK9apinMq — anand mahindra April 7, 2021 In the image, a man can be seen standing at a counter that …

'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19
4 years ago

'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19

NPR  

'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images As it gets colder, and harder to gather outdoors, some of Kenzie Billings' conversations with her loved ones are feeling a bit more fraught. "I have people that don't believe the virus is real; they feel like it's …

You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy
4 years, 2 months ago

You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy

NPR  

You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy Enlarge this image toggle caption Kiran Ridley/Getty Images Kiran Ridley/Getty Images Stay out. "The needs that surfaced during the pandemic to bolster supply chain resilience may further accelerate such moves," according to Moody's Investors Service Senior Vice President Robard Williams. Sponsor Message Social distancing brought mighty economies to …

Social media takes COVID-19 shaming to new levels
4 years, 3 months ago

Social media takes COVID-19 shaming to new levels

LA Times  

Julian Siegel, owner of Riverside Market and Cafe in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said his business fell 20% after someone posted a picture on Nextdoor of people waiting in his parking lot for food and said they weren’t practicing social distancing. “It’s changed the expectation of being able to speak up,” said Pamela Rutledge, a psychologist who studies the impact of …

Demand Made in RS for Using Term 'Physical Distancing' in Fight against Covid-19 Instead of 'Social Distancing'
4 years, 3 months ago

Demand Made in RS for Using Term 'Physical Distancing' in Fight against Covid-19 Instead of 'Social Distancing'

News 18  

A demand was made in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday for using the term ‘physical distancing’ for fighting COVID-19 on the grounds that the use of the term ‘social distancing’ was promoting social stigma of coronavirus patients and their families. In a special mention made in the Upper House, Trinamool Congress leader Shantanu Sen said the term ‘social distancing’ is regularly …

Stay-at-home orders tied to drop in Covid-19 spread
4 years, 4 months ago

Stay-at-home orders tied to drop in Covid-19 spread

CNN  

CNN — When people obeyed stay-at-home orders this past spring, it reduced the spread of Covid-19, according to new research published Tuesday. “These findings suggest that stay-at-home social distancing mandates, when they were followed by measurable mobility changes, were associated with reduction in Covid-19 cases,” the researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison wrote in the study published in the journal …

Why America’s social distancing efforts have had ‘painfully slow’ results
4 years, 8 months ago

Why America’s social distancing efforts have had ‘painfully slow’ results

CNN  

CNN — It’s been over six weeks since New York closed schools and businesses and initiated stay-at-home orders to stop the spread of coronavirus. “We know social distancing is most effective when applied early, consistently and aggressively,” said Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and former Baltimore health commissioner. “If you persisted with social distancing as New Zealand has, and …

What To Do When People Don't Practice Social Distancing
4 years, 8 months ago

What To Do When People Don't Practice Social Distancing

NPR  

What To Do When People Don't Practice Social Distancing Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Debony Hughes remembers driving last week to a national park in the nation's capital where not everyone was practicing social distancing. "In these moments of uncertainty we all suddenly feel the need to police our own …

Coronavirus: What is social distancing and will it stop the outbreak spreading in the UK?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: What is social distancing and will it stop the outbreak spreading in the UK?

The Independent  

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US coronavirus: Fauci says hospitalizations are dropping because social distancing is working
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus: Fauci says hospitalizations are dropping because social distancing is working

CNN  

CNN — The number of coronavirus patients in New York and Connecticut is starting to rise at a slower rate and the nation’s top infectious disease official says it’s a sign that social distancing is working. Easing social distancing too soon risks “a huge resurgence – and much worse than what we’ve seen already,” Crystal Watson, assistant professor at Johns …

Now, extensive campaign on social distancing in Karimnagar
4 years, 9 months ago

Now, extensive campaign on social distancing in Karimnagar

The Hindu  

The district administration and police machinery, which have been striving relentlessly for eradication of COVID-19 from the district, has now launched a fresh campaign to educate people to maintain social distancing. Now in order to prevent the spread of the virus, the authorities have launched a special campaign educating people to maintain social distancing. Accordingly, the MCK authorities erected signboards, …

Coronavirus: Nagpur Police posts Chennai Express meme to spread awareness
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Nagpur Police posts Chennai Express meme to spread awareness

India Today  

Police departments of several states and cities are coming up with innovative ways to spread awareness about the novel coronavirus outbreak. Nagpur Police tweaked the same dialogue to impart the importance of social distancing amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Check out the post here: Don't underestimate the power of Social Distancing!#NagpurPolice pic.twitter.com/AmFGYcAE0C Nagpur City Police April 5, 2020 Since being …

Social distancing: How to persuade others it works
4 years, 9 months ago

Social distancing: How to persuade others it works

BBC  

Social distancing: How to persuade others it works Getty Images Social distancing and self-isolation are effective ways to slow the spread of Covid-19, but from Australia to the US, many are ignoring public health measures. “At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying.” Given that public health bodies such as the World …

Beyond social distancing to fight COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Beyond social distancing to fight COVID-19

The Hindu  

I agree with Eric Klinenberg’s recent submission to The New York Times that social distancing, advocated by health authorities worldwide, as a means of combating the spread of the coronavirus, can only be a part of firefighting. Coronavirus | ‘Trace, test, treat’ mantra helped us control the virus, says South Korean Ambassador to India Shin Bong-Kil Spread in Sri Lanka …

Social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of coronavirus, experts say
4 years, 9 months ago

Social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of coronavirus, experts say

CNN  

CNN — The two top infectious disease experts on the White House coronavirus task force think social distancing measures appear to be helping but reminded Americans they are going to have a significant effect on how many people in the Unites States die. President Donald Trump announced the White House’s coronavirus guidelines would be extended for another 30 days and …

WHAT IS SOCIAL DISTANCING?
4 years, 9 months ago

WHAT IS SOCIAL DISTANCING?

Daily Mail  

Social distancing also refers to limiting physical contact with each other as much as possible which has led to authorities encouraging people to work from home, avoid crowded spaces and public transport as much as possible. Social distancing is a term used by health authorities to help slow the spread of coronavirus by keeping an appropriate distance between people. Keep …

How to maintain physical and mental health while social distancing
4 years, 9 months ago

How to maintain physical and mental health while social distancing

Salon  

Millions are asking for clear, comprehensive information and guidelines regarding the novel coronavirus. Last January, NFL running back Marshawn Lynch delivered solid advice for his younger colleagues in a post-game interview: take care of your bodies, your mentals, and your chicken. Reducing overall transmission will protect the most vulnerable members of our communities and keep the health care system functioning. …

A look into key aspects of virus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

A look into key aspects of virus pandemic

The Hindu  

There are a lot of scientific terms being bandied about during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Social distancing’ refers to a way of creating a barrier of physical distance between two or more people so that transmission of infectious agent can be prevented or halted. It is a traditional public health measure of separating people to curb the outbreak of infectious disease, …

Isolation is hazardous to your health. The term ‘social distancing’ doesn’t help
4 years, 9 months ago

Isolation is hazardous to your health. The term ‘social distancing’ doesn’t help

LA Times  

Friends gather online for a virtual happy hour. “You need to have as close social ties as possible when physical distancing is in effect.” Aldrich studies how social connections affect death rates after disasters like hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. “We have all these tales of people who only survived because somebody came to their house, knocked on the door …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Strong social distancing measures best way to contain spread of COVID-19, says Lancet study
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Strong social distancing measures best way to contain spread of COVID-19, says Lancet study

Firstpost  

The combined approach of social distancing comprising quarantine, school closure, and workplace measures, is the most effective way to fight coronavirus, a study published in The Lancet said The novel coronavirus has been causing havoc and there is no vaccine available yet. A study published in The Lancet has also established that the combined approach of social distancing is the …

Trump Considers Defying Health Experts, Ending Social Distancing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump Considers Defying Health Experts, Ending Social Distancing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Despite health experts urging against a rush back to normalcy, President Donald Trump and his allies have begun hinting they want to relax social distancing policies next week amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Late Sunday night, Trump tweeted that he didn’t want the solution to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, to be “WORSE THAN THE …

Social solidarity, physical distancing, extended lockdown needed to fight COVID-19, says Dr. Bobby John
4 years, 9 months ago

Social solidarity, physical distancing, extended lockdown needed to fight COVID-19, says Dr. Bobby John

The Hindu  

Dr Bobby John is a medical graduate from the AFMC, Pune and a renowned global health advocate expert who has worked in international roles with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. When compared to Italy and the US in how the early response to the epidemic has been, yes, …

Why Social Distancing Could Go On A Lot Longer Than We Think
4 years, 9 months ago

Why Social Distancing Could Go On A Lot Longer Than We Think

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING If and when the world sees a reduction in the number of new coronavirus cases, we may have the work of Neil Ferguson, a British mathematical biologist, to thank. most notably, large scale social distancing, will need to be in place for many months, perhaps until a vaccine becomes available.” By week’s end, U.K. Prime Minister Boris …

Doctor’s Note: How to do social distancing during coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Doctor’s Note: How to do social distancing during coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

The difference between social distancing and self-isolation and how to do each. Exact advice varies, but it does include things like: Working from home if possible; travelling only when necessary, especially on public transport or for overseas trips; avoiding social venues like cinemas and clubs; avoiding gatherings of large groups of people; restricting visitors; and, if you do go out …

Stay away, stay safe: 15-point Social distancing steps to follow
4 years, 9 months ago

Stay away, stay safe: 15-point Social distancing steps to follow

India TV News  

Everyone, nowadays is advocating social distancing in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing is a non-pharmaceutical infection prevention and control intervention implemented to avoid/decrease contact between those who are infected with a disease causing pathogen and those who are not, so as to stop or slow down the rate and extent of disease transmission in a community. Local authorities …

The behavioural science behind the UK's social distancing policy
4 years, 9 months ago

The behavioural science behind the UK's social distancing policy

Wired  

Getty Images Six weeks ago, it looked like the world might be able to contain the outbreak of Covid-19. On Monday Boris Johnson issued the strongest government advice yet – recommending social distancing for all, home quarantine for those with suspected cases of Covid-19 and social isolation for the most vulnerable – but stopping far short of the major measures …

Coronavirus tips: The do’s and don’ts of social distancing
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus tips: The do’s and don’ts of social distancing

LA Times  

Shoppers keep their distance while waiting in line outside a supermarket in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. As health officials in the United States work to slow the spread of COVID-19, they’ve asked Americans to do one important thing: practice social distancing. Life without its interaction can be trying, but public health experts insist that each person’s commitment to social distancing …

New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus
4 years, 9 months ago

New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus

NPR  

New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg via Getty Images The United States is facing a grim dilemma: either effectively shut down society for months to prevent transmission of the coronavirus or see health care systems overwhelmed by people needing treatment for …

How social distancing works and what it means for you
4 years, 9 months ago

How social distancing works and what it means for you

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Can my kids go on a play date? On Monday, U.S. officials recommended that older people and those with underlying health conditions “stay home and away from other people.” The U.S. is also telling people not to gather in large groups. “We’re not being told to stay at home and lock the doors,” said Dr. Willam Schaffner, …

Coronavirus outbreak: Health authorities prescribe 'social distancing' as way to keep spread of COVID-19 in check; what does it entail?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Health authorities prescribe 'social distancing' as way to keep spread of COVID-19 in check; what does it entail?

Firstpost  

With cases of the novel coronavirus in India increasing to 114 on Monday, the Centre and state governments are doubling down on measures to curb the spread of the flu-like disease that has claimed over 5,000 lives worldwide and has infected at least one lakh people. With cases of the novel coronavirus in India increasing to 114 on Monday, the …

Social Distancing: What It Means And What To Avoid Because Of Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Social Distancing: What It Means And What To Avoid Because Of Coronavirus

Huff Post  

Cases of coronavirus infection continue to spread. “There is no specific number of the people to say, ’All right, yes, you can go to a gathering where there are only five or 10 people, for example,” said Muhiuddin Haider, a clinical professor of global health at the University of Maryland. “That includes a more aggressive concept of social distancing.” For …

Social Distancing: Places And Events To Avoid Because Of Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Social Distancing: Places And Events To Avoid Because Of Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Cases of coronavirus infection continue to spread. Many local governments have followed suit, placing limits on public gatherings as part of what’s known as “social distancing.” In California, for instance, Gov. “There is no specific number of the people to say, ’All right, yes, you can go to a gathering where there are only five or 10 …

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