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Science & Tech 5 years ago

Indian mechanic invents 'social distancing' motorbike

An Indian school drop-out has built a motorbike with a one-meter gap between the rider and the passenger to drive home the importance of social distancing in the coronavirus pandemic.

Health 5 years ago

Hello, social distancing. Goodbye, handshakes?

The new coronavirus has forced a rethink of the handshake. No matter how friendly, it is an exchange of potentially infectious microorganisms.

Opinion 5 years ago

Insight: COVID-19 response ignores social context at our peril

People’s habits are accommodated to make isolation more livable and therefore easier to adhere to. However, initial attempts to keep open coffee shops for the morning ritual of espresso had to be reconsidered as distance could not be guaranteed.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Nextdoor, the network for neighbors, grows in age of social distancing

For people forced to stay home to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social network, has found itself playing an increasingly important role.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Thai cafe serves coffee on wheels to maintain social distance

A cafe in Thailand has started using a pulley system to serve coffee on wheels as coronavirus infections force businesses to practice social distancing.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Social distancing and super-spreaders: Coronavirus lingo goes viral

Social distancing, fourteen-ine, super-spreader: as the novel coronavirus balloons across the globe, new vocabulary associated with the illness is taking hold.

National 6 years ago

Stay home, President says

In his first national address on the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday, the President highlighted the importance of practicing what is called “social distancing” to stop the spread of the coronavirus that has already claimed thousands of lives worldwide.

Opinion 6 years ago

Social distancing: What it is and why it's the best tool we have to fight the coronavirus

Social distancing is a tool public health officials recommend to slow the spread of a disease that is being passed from person to person. Why is it so crucial?

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