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Social distancing should be at least EIGHT metres to avoid coronavirus risk

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In the space of seven short days, life in the UK has changed beyond recognition. The nation is entering its first weekend of lockdown at the end of a week that has seen society shut down and the streets virtually empty as attempts to slow the spread of coronavirus ramped up. A week ago today, … Read more

Ewan McGregor adheres to social distancing with daughter Jamyan, 18, amid COVID-19

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Ewan McGregor adheres to social distancing with daughter Jamyan, 18, amid COVID-19 pandemic as they walk their dog in California By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:40 GMT, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 01:12 GMT, 28 March 2020 He’s joined much of the United States in social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. And Ewan McGregor … Read more

Coronavirus could spark social unrest in cities, says Red Cross

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‘This is a social bomb that can explode at any moment’: Red Cross chief warns coronavirus pandemic could spark ‘social unrest’ among poor in the West’s biggest cities 80,000 people have coronavirus in Italy and at least 9,000 have died in Italy France has seen more than 1,800 deaths while Spain has seen upwards of … Read more

Jesinta Campbell can’t wait till social distancing due to coronavirus is over to get a manicure

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‘When the life resumes’: Jesinta Campbell says she can’t wait for social distancing to be over so she can get a manicure again amid the coronavirus pandemic By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:11 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 07:36 GMT, 27 March 2020 Beauty salons were ordered to close their doors … Read more

Children who grow up with pets are less likely to have social problems as adults

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Pawsitive influence: Children who grow up with dogs and cats in the house are 20 per cent less likely to have social and emotional problems as adults, study claims Researchers found that owning pets was particularly beneficial to only children  They looked at the behaviour and social ability of children aged 5 and again at … Read more

Police are drafted in to guard shops to stop panic buying and enforce social distancing

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Police were drafted in to guard shops yesterday as queues again formed at stores around the country.  The measures were thought to be aimed at countering panic buying and making sure shoppers kept the right distance from each other.  Officers kept watch outside Lidl and Sainsbury’s stores at a shopping centre in Stratford, east London.  … Read more

Governments could use social media to enforce coronavirus lockdowns

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Social media posts are being used to track whether people are adhering to strict coronavirus lockdown rules in Italy. Researchers claimed to have identified more than 30,000 breaking the rules in March alone after analysing half a million photos and videos from Instagram. It follows similar efforts in China, South Korea and the US to … Read more

Miley Cyrus misses ‘human connection’ as she practices social distancing during self-quarantine

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Miley Cyrus admits she’s missing ‘human connection’ as she practices social distancing during self-quarantine By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 22:45 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 22:46 GMT, 25 March 2020 Miley Cyrus is missing ‘human connection’ as she self-quarantines amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy-nominated artist is joining millions of people around … Read more

Coronavirus US: Thermometer data shows social distancing works

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Data uploaded from one million ‘smart thermometers’ suggests strict social distancing measures may be key to ‘breaking the chain’ of coronavirus spread as fever rates dropped when California counties locked down Kinsa Health has been collecting about one million thermometer readings in an effort to predict where coronavirus is spreading  Data shows that in places … Read more