Sydneysiders ignore social distancing rules to lap up the final days of summer

Sydneysiders ignored strict social distancing rules as they lounged on the sand and soaked up the final days of the warm weather. Locals flocked to Sydney’s popular Bondi Beach on Friday, with blatant disregard for the social distancing rules in place to slow the spread of coronavirus. The government imposed strict rules which require all … Read more

Will Ferrell goes for a solo jog in an attempt to stay fit while isolating and social distancing

Will Ferrell goes for a solo jog as he stays fit during coronavirus isolation By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 22:46 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 4 April 2020 California might be on lockdown,  but outdoor exercise is still allowed. And comic actor Will Ferrell was seen making a go of it … Read more

Blac Chyna, 31, flaunts fresh nails, as she defiantly ignores CDC’s social distancing guidelines

Blac Chyna gets her nails done as she seemingly ignores social distancing guidelines By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 21:10 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 21:12 BST, 4 April 2020 California currently sits under a state-wide Safer At Home coronavirus lockdown. But Blac Chyna seemingly defied the social distancing guidelines, sharing footage of herself … Read more

Houseparty, Slack and Zoom: What’s behind apps keeping us social?

Since Britain was put in lockdown thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of apps have seen their popularity boom. The right place, the right time and all that. In the past two weeks, I’ve been to a virtual house party, toasted a Friday evening not in the pub but with a drink over video … Read more

‘Fear’ is the most widespread emotion on social media due to coronavirus

‘Fear’ is the most widespread emotion on social media for the fourth day in a row as coronavirus continues to spread around the world, study shows Researchers track the types of emotions by studying the words of Twitter posts  They have analysed the ‘natural language’ and sentiment used in the tweets  More than 65,000 tweets were … Read more

‘You have to be made out of steel’ Dua Lipa says social media scrutiny leaves her feeling ‘unworthy’

Dua Lipa has said intense social media scrutiny has left her feeling ‘unworthy’. The Don’t Start Now hitmaker, 24, admitted that you have to be ‘made out of steel’ to not let it affect you and sometimes trolling leaves her unable to be proud of her accomplishments despite working really hard. Dua added that she hopes the #BeKind … Read more

Jessika Power hits back at troll accusing her of flouting social distancing rules

‘Everyone needs to exercise!’ Married At First Sight’s Jessika Power hits back at a troll who accused her of flouting social distancing rules for a beach day By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:55 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 13:55 BST, 3 April 2020 Jessika Power was accused of flouting social distancing … Read more

Snapchat’s new ‘lens’ aims to encourage social distancing using an augmented reality circle

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Humans eat more frequently in the presence of ‘social foragers’

People are more likely to snack faster when someone else is around because humans are hardwired with a ‘forager mentality’ Humans snack on small portions more frequently in the presence of food rivals  Social animals adapt to signs of food competition – and humans are no different The behaviour could be an evolutionary trait to … Read more

Social distancing is helping to reduce number of coronavirus cases, suggests fever map

Maps of fever readings from across the country seem to indicate that strict social distancing measures may be helping reduce cases of the novel coronavirus. Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has uploaded data from hundreds of thousands of smart thermometers connected to the Internet. The firm can’t track the spread of … Read more