social distancing

Just like abstinence-only teaching didn’t work with the HIV epidemic in the 1980s, strict social distancing mandates didn’t stop the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Early in the pandemic, lockdowns, closures and fear were used to flatten the curve. Nearly a year later, hospitals are full, numerous businesses are closed, and many Americans are losing trust in public health officials. NBCLX...

Human interaction, made up of a million mundane moments, is among the things we missed most in 2020. The New York Times highlighted some of the big, small, everyday and absurd things we lost in the pandemic this year (and a few things we may have gained).

If there was ever a time NOT to stress out about ringing in the new year alone this is it. For once no worrying about that overcrowded New Year Eve’s party or that awkward midnight kiss. This is the year to curl up with a good book and watch the Times Square Ball drop from the comfort of your...

Even though a new strain of COVID-19 is not proven to be more deadly, it can spread more quickly and has the potential to overwhelm the health care system more rapidly. Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson joined LX News with a grim warning as we enter a New Year with historic infection rates and a virus mutation she believes...

Millions of people in England have learned they must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and holiday shopping trips

As workers across the country slowly start returning to their respective offices and adjust to the new normal of mask wearing and social distancing, expect a fair share of bumps in the road

Tom Cruise was reportedly caught on set yelling at two crew members for breaking COVID-19 pandemic protocols. Here are some tips to avoid a “Tom Cruise moment” as you navigate the new safety rules at your workplace.

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, some forms of the arts are finding ways to continue — at least in some capacity — in our new socially-distanced reality. But live music, which relied on closely packing venues with fans, remains silenced. That’s why live venues are banding together to ask for help to “save our stages.”

Researchers at Brown University have created an app that estimates your risk of getting the coronavirus while doing activities like grocery shopping or going to a hair salon. The co-creator of the MyCOVIDRisk app, Dr. Elizabeth Goldberg, explained why the app is needed and what you may learn about your risk level that surprises you.

On Wednesday, Connecticut’s positivity rate sat a point lower than it did the day before, but state officials said the next few weeks will be crucial as we head into the holidays, a time typically filled with family gatherings. The White House is also raising a red flag as the state hits key metrics not seen since mid-May. The...

Lost loved ones, isolation, unemployment: We asked you to share what’s been on your mind since the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S. this spring and you answered. Courtesy of our friends at NBC CT, this is a timeline of Covid-19 in America, through your eyes and in your own words.

Americans were warned that the nation’s explosive rise in coronavirus cases this fall made traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday unsafe. But they traveled anyway, and new data suggests they might not have practiced social distancing while doing so. According to an NBC News analysis of cellphone location data provided by the analytics and marketing company Cuebiq, Americans in more than 1,900 counties...

With families wondering how they will celebrate the holidays during coronavirus shutdowns, the Hill-Stead Museum and Ballet Theatre Company have partnered to bring The Nutcracker to life with a costume exhibition and ballet performances in a life-sized snow globe.

An interactive model created by researchers at MIT aims to create a more complex understanding of how safe people are from coronavirus while indoors that takes into account factors beyond how far apart people are. The researchers, Kasim Khan, John W. M. Bush and Martin Z. Bazant, say that evidence suggests staying at least six feet apart in social settings…

For weeks, we’ve heard the warnings about social distancing and having a toned-down Thanksgiving. Did it make a difference when it comes to COVID? We won’t know that right away, but it does appear people did approach the holiday with at least some caution, according to a company tracking our travel patterns. Connecticut has an up and down history...

A Company called UniCast tracks state-by-state social distancing patterns by tracking cell phones.

Millions of people traveled this Thanksgiving weekend. If you were one of them, you should know what to do once you’re home to avoid possibly accelerating the spread of COVID-19 in your community. LX News host breaks down the CDC guidance.

When COVID-19 hit the U.S., event and wedding planners had to pivot fast. Instead of packed corporate halls and crowded wedding dance floors, they were suddenly producing virtual ceremonies and intimate outdoor receptions. Even once the pandemic is over, some of these trends may last. NBCLX contributor Alex Wohleber talked to event planners about how their industry has changed.

European nations are struggling to reconcile cold medical advice with a Christmas tradition that calls for big gatherings in often poorly ventilated rooms where people chat, shout and sing together

The holiday tradition of visiting Santa Claus at the mall is just the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. But as malls cancel their in-person events, out-of-work Santas are moving to online platforms to continue the Christmas tradition virtually. And for many families, that’s turning out to be even better than the real thing.