As Americans and people around the world are being asked to help halt the spread of the coronavirus, we have frequently been told to practice social distancing. The idea is to “flatten the curve,” or ...

Burger King has launched giant social distancing crowns to make sure customers keep 6 feet apart. The fast food chain introduced the creative new way to keep customers socially distant as franchises ...

As Ars reported recently, evidence from the 1918 flu pandemic suggests that cities with more aggressive lockdown responses had stronger economic recoveries. There’s more than one way to think about ...

As the coronavirus outbreak has spread throughout the United States, social and physical distancing measures have taken many forms — such as business and school closures, stay-at-home orders, and ...

For people who cannot work from home, social distancing at work is critical to slowing the spread of COVID-19. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) strongly recommends workers ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Social distancing and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have proven to be effective ...

Are you already tired of social distancing? Have you had enough of trying to explain video chats to your grandma? Or ...

Social distancing is a public health intervention. Measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus are underway with schools closed, sports events canceled and business conferences postponed.

Social distancing is bringing out the best, and worst, in your coworkers. Unfortunately, the asynchronous nature of remote work can foster bad behavior that would never be accepted in an office and it ...

Why are we celebrating isolation? Technology may be rewarding avoidance—ghosting, quiet quitting, online hostility—at the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is very clear about the best way to avoid contracting coronavirus: don’t be exposed to the disease. There is no vaccine to prevent the COVID-19 disease, ...

That thing we’ve all been doing by staying home, avoiding large gatherings and maintaining at least six feet of distance from others? The World Health Organization and other health experts would ...