7. You are not alone
While the WHO and governmental agencies are insisting on social distancing as a way to combat the spread of coronavirus by maintaining at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing, that means a physical distance, not a socializing distance.
As studies, and just common sense, have repeatedly shown, loneliness is clearly bad for the human psyche. Dr Bhatia wants to remind everyone that the current situation is a shared global experience “Everybody’s affected to different degrees, but the bottom line is that everybody’s in it together, and scientists all over the world are trying to work on it together to find a solution quickly.”
