How to talk to…
Your friends who are still going out to celebrate (because they’re not going to let a virus win!)
This attitude about not letting the bad guy triumph is one we’re seeing a lot of, both IRL and on social media — a popular hold over from 9/11 and other times of war and crisis. In the case of COVID-19, it doesn’t make sense. “This isn’t a terrorist attack where we want to show the virus we’re not afraid,” says Michelle Cohen, a family doctor in Toronto who wrote on staying healthy during the outbreak. Carrying on with normal habits and social interactions is exactly what the coronavirus does want, says Cohen, noting that the best way to stick it to COVID-19 is by limiting in-person social interactions wherever possible. For many of us, that means staying home.