{"id":29157,"date":"2020-05-11T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/the-social-distancing-shamers-are-watching\/"},"modified":"2020-05-11T17:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:21:47","slug":"the-social-distancing-shamers-are-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/the-social-distancing-shamers-are-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"The Social-Distancing Shamers Are Watching"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"story\">\n<div>\n<header>\n<p>Critic\u2019s Notebook<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-summary\">The internet has long been identified as a breeding ground for public shaming, but the coronavirus has advanced the game.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure aria-label=\"media\" itemid=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/05\/12\/arts\/11virus-shaming\/11virus-shaming-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&#038;auto=webp\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" role=\"group\">\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" ><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" ><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" ><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" itemid=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/05\/12\/arts\/11virus-shaming\/11virus-shaming-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&#038;auto=webp&#038;disable=upscale\" itemprop=\"url\"  src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/05\/12\/arts\/11virus-shaming\/11virus-shaming-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&#038;auto=webp&#038;disable=upscale\" ><\/img><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\"><span>Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span>Cari Vander Yacht<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/amanda-hess\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Amanda Hess\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2018\/02\/16\/multimedia\/author-amanda-hess\/author-amanda-hess-thumbLarge-v2.png\" title=\"Amanda Hess\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><time datetime=\"2020-05-11T10:00:03-04:00\">May 11, 2020<\/time><time datetime=\"2020-05-11T11:56:03-04:00\">Updated <span>11:56 a.m. ET<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<section itemprop=\"articleBody\" name=\"articleBody\">\n<div>\n<p>It was 80 degrees and sunny in New York City, so I was lying slack on the couch, scrolling aimlessly through my phone, when I <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LachCartwright\/status\/1257049652559577096\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">paused on a photograph<\/a> shot a few miles away. A throng of people were sunbathing on the green lawn of a Manhattan pier. In the center stood a man in a pair of floral briefs and nothing else. With his arms akimbo and his chin turned artfully to the side, he looked as if he were posing in a bodybuilding lineup. In front of him was a woman with her face thrown up to the sky, her hands rising as if to tousle her hair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The photograph was taken at an angle that looked straight down the pier, collapsing hundreds of feet of space so that the sunbathers appeared to join together as one golden organism with toned muscles, a Celtic back tattoo and a languid smile. The only indications that this was unlike any other spring reverie were the baby blue surgical masks obscuring the faces of two passers-by.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LachCartwright\/status\/1257049652559577096\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">that photo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Welcome2theBX\/status\/1256763447209066496\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">others of the pier<\/a> appeared on Twitter and Instagram, the scene was exposed to another kind of crowd: people shut into their homes, skin drained of vitamin D, their own spring plans frustrated by stay-at-home orders, sickness or grief. Their replies to the posts swarmed with recriminations: The sunbathers were the picture of privilege; the masks in the photo could be counted on one hand; nobody would feel sorry if they died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In recent months, similar images \u2014 of people strolling on a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alukeonlife\/status\/1254568419116175367?s=21\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">boardwalk in Dorset<\/a>, England, relaxing on a <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2020\/05\/02\/controversial-photo-of-crowds-on-ca-beach-was-shot-with-a-telephoto-lens\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">beach in Orange County<\/a> or shopping at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/trending\/2020\/03\/22\/selfish-reckless-members-of-the-british-public-are-still-rejecting-social-distancing-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">a flower market in London<\/a> \u2014 have been dragged around the internet for rounds of judgment. The internet has long been identified as a breeding ground for public shame, but the coronavirus has advanced the game. If some benefit of the doubt between strangers still existed in online discourse, this mysterious, highly communicable and deadly illness has annihilated it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Now, we are grieving, afraid and confused. We are desperate for an outlet, and indoor finger-pointing is one of the few hobbies still accessible to those sheltering in place. Joggers have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/women\/manspreading-running-social-distancing-jogging-men-coronavirus-a9491926.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">accused of \u201cmanspreading\u201d their droplets<\/a> across public airways. An <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naanking\/status\/1258219591177629697?s=12\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">infant was scolded<\/a> for appearing maskless outdoors. Somebody <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benyt\/status\/1256758795038085121\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">called the cops<\/a> on a guy for playing the trumpet, describing it as an \u201cinstrument that uses saliva and wind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But the photograph of the crowded public space has become the defining image of Covid shaming. We used to post photos of ourselves picnicking in the park or sunbathing with our friends, and these shaming images look eerily similar to those old tokens of springtime. Except now we\u2019re taking photos of other people, and saying that those people are bad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In the strange absence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/01\/opinion\/coronavirus-photography.html\" title=\"\">photos documenting the coronavirus death toll<\/a>, sights of gaiety stand in for the morbid. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWUhlfelderLaw\/status\/1256281243500625929\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Florida attorney Daniel Uhlfelder<\/a> has tried to make that association literal by dressing as the Grim Reaper and stalking open beaches. To some, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelHartney\/status\/1256731376751120388\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">the scene on the pier<\/a> recalled \u201cA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,\u201d Georges Seurat\u2019s pointillist painting of bourgeois Parisians lounging near the Seine, which is shaded with a rebuke of their leisure-class pursuits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The people who appear in these crowd shots are often suspected of occupying a privileged tier of society. They may be affluent and white, or at least young and healthy \u2014 the kinds of people least likely to be seriously harmed by the virus, or by police. The pier photos circulated just as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nypd-social-distancing-arrest-video-lower-east-side\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">video emerged of a New York police officer<\/a> beating and arresting a black man while enforcing social distancing. Of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/07\/nyregion\/nypd-social-distancing-race-coronavirus.html\" title=\"\">the 40 people the New York Police Department has arrested<\/a> for social-distancing violations in Brooklyn, only one has been white; during a pandemic, black New Yorkers have several reasons to feel unsafe outside. Social-media shaming is often analogized to \u201cviolence\u201d or \u201cpolicing,\u201d but it looks nothing like actual violent policing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>There are other cultural messages embedded in these photos, too. The images of people gathering on Florida beaches conjure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/magazine\/wp\/2019\/07\/15\/feature\/is-it-okay-to-laugh-at-florida-man-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">the dynamics of the Florida Man meme<\/a>, which delights in the broad-brush painting of Floridians as criminally stupid hicks. The Christopher Street Pier, the site of New York\u2019s viral photos, is practically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyclgbtsites.org\/site\/greenwich-village-waterfront-and-the-christopher-street-pier\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">a gay historic landmark<\/a> \u2014 rainbow flags hang from its lampposts \u2014 and the outrage resurrects old tropes that gay men make irresponsible and hedonistic use of the body. Those photos were striking not just because the men in the photos were not wearing masks, but also because they were not wearing shirts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>They have also noted that the existence of the photo means that the photographer was also in the crowded place. Flocking outside on a beautiful day, even under the cloud of the virus, is a pretty universal impulse, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has recognized that New Yorkers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/what-is-shelter-in-place-coronavirus.html\" title=\"\">need to do it<\/a> to maintain our sanity. (He has also ordered the wearing of masks in public only when<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/no-20217-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"> \u201cunable to maintain\u201d social distance<\/a>.) What distinguishes the self-appointed enforcers of the crowd are their attitudes. They too may be contributing to the city\u2019s congested public arteries, but at least they don\u2019t like what they see.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jon Ronson, in his 2015 account of social media ruinings, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/19\/books\/review\/jon-ronsons-so-youve-been-publicly-shamed.html\" title=\"\">So You\u2019ve Been Publicly Shamed<\/a>,\u201d hypothesizes that online shamers believe they are doing a kind of public service. Now that feeling has been wildly elevated: It feels as if shaming could actually save lives. These photos have already inspired policy shifts, elevating internet policing to actual policing: Days after the pier photos were passed around, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/08\/nyregion\/coronavirus-new-york-update.html#link-368d0d35\" title=\"\">a plan <\/a>to limit the number of people allowed in some parks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear that further restricting already scarce public space will help prevent the virus\u2019s spread. What it will do is further entrench <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5832403\/nypd-pandemic-police-social-distancing-arrests\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">the power of the police<\/a>. (De Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1258581714877722630\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">expressed regret<\/a> for the racial \u201cdisparity\u201d in arrests while continuing to insist that cops are \u201csaving lives.\u201d) But the shaming feels righteous in the moment. I know, from experience, that laying into a stranger online is one of the easiest ways to convert anger into pleasure. Shaming the happy crowd feels like stealing a little piece of their joy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Most days I feel like both the shamer and the crowd. I have forgotten to wear a mask, and I have eyed the maskless with suspicion. Both the crowds and the shamers are reacting to the same stressor \u2014 a catastrophically incompetent government response, which boils down to warning us all to avoid human contact indefinitely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The day that I saw those sunbathing photos, I went to the park, too, where I picked my way through the pack to get some exercise and see a goose. I have even, in the past several weeks, stretched my body across a public lawn. I\u2019m trying to be careful, but I\u2019m also trying to still feel like a person. I thought I was leaving a safe distance between myself and others, but what did I know? What does anyone? I\u2019m lucky nobody decided that, actually, they did know better, and took my picture to shame me \u2014 or worse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"\" id=\"NYT_BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT_REGION\">\n<section id=\"styln-faq-coronavirus\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"g-inlineguide-id\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"truncate-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Updated April 11, 2020<\/p>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>What should I do if I feel sick?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/22\/well\/what-if-i-have-coronavirus.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">If you\u2019ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have,<\/a> and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>When will this end?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This is a difficult question, because a lot depends on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/03\/20\/us\/coronavirus-model-us-outbreak.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\"> how well the virus is contained<\/a>. A better question might be: \u201cHow will we know when to reopen the country?\u201d In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aei.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/National-Coronavirus-Response-a-Road-Map-to-Recovering-2.pdf\">an American Enterprise Institute report<\/a>, Scott Gottlieb, Caitlin Rivers, Mark B. McClellan, Lauren Silvis and Crystal Watson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/06\/upshot\/coronavirus-four-benchmarks-reopening.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">staked out four goal posts for recovery<\/a>: Hospitals in the state must be able to safely treat all patients requiring hospitalization, without resorting to crisis standards of care; the state needs to be able to at least test everyone who has symptoms; the state is able to conduct monitoring of confirmed cases and contacts; and there must be a sustained reduction in cases for at least 14 days.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How can I help?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Times Neediest Cases Fund has started a special campaign to help those who have been affected, which accepts <a href=\"https:\/\/charity.gofundme.com\/o\/en\/campaign\/neediest-cases-fund-covid-relief\">donations here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=content.view&#038;cpid=7779\">Charity Navigator<\/a>, which evaluates charities using a numbers-based system, has a running list of nonprofits working in communities affected by the outbreak. You can give blood through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcrossblood.org\/donate-blood\/dlp\/coronavirus--covid-19--and-blood-donation.html\">American Red Cross<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wck.org\/\">World Central Kitchen<\/a> has stepped in to distribute meals in major cities. More than 30,000 coronavirus-related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/c\/act\/covid19\">GoFundMe fund-raisers<\/a> have started in the past few weeks. (The sheer number of fund-raisers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/26\/style\/gofundme-coronavirus.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">means more of them are likely to fail <\/a>to meet their goal, though.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Should I wear a mask?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The C.D.C. has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/03\/world\/coronavirus-news-updates.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">recommended<\/a> that all Americans wear cloth masks if they go out in public. This is a shift in federal guidance reflecting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/31\/health\/coronavirus-asymptomatic-transmission.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\"> new concerns that the coronavirus is being spread by infected people who have no symptoms<\/a>. Until now, the C.D.C., like the W.H.O., has advised that ordinary people don\u2019t need to wear masks unless they are sick and coughing. Part of the reason was to preserve medical-grade masks for health care workers who desperately need them at a time when they are in continuously short supply. Masks don\u2019t replace hand washing and social distancing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How do I get tested?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you\u2019re sick and you think you\u2019ve been exposed to the new coronavirus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/22\/well\/what-if-i-have-coronavirus.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">the C.D.C. recommends that you call your healthcare provider and explain your symptoms and fears. <\/a>They will decide if you need to be tested. Keep in mind that there\u2019s a chance \u2014 because of a lack of testing kits or because you\u2019re asymptomatic, for instance \u2014 you won\u2019t be able to get tested.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>How does coronavirus spread?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It seems to spread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/03\/22\/world\/coronavirus-spread.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">very easily from person to person,<\/a> especially in homes, hospitals and other confined spaces. The pathogen can be carried on tiny respiratory droplets that fall as they are coughed or sneezed out. It may also be transmitted when we touch a contaminated surface and then touch our face.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Is there a vaccine yet?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>No. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/19\/us\/politics\/coronavirus-vaccine-competition.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">Clinical trials are underway<\/a> in the United States, China and Europe. But American officials and pharmaceutical executives have said that a vaccine remains at least 12 to 18 months away.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>What makes this outbreak so different?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Unlike the flu, there is no known treatment or vaccine, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/what-is-coronavirus.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">little is known about this particular virus so far.<\/a> It seems to be more lethal than the flu, but the numbers are still uncertain. And it hits the elderly and those with underlying conditions \u2014 not just those with respiratory diseases \u2014 particularly hard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>What if somebody in my family gets sick?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If the family member doesn\u2019t need hospitalization and can be cared for at home, you should help him or her with basic needs and monitor the symptoms, while also keeping as much distance as possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/22\/well\/what-if-i-have-coronavirus.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">according to guidelines issued by the C.D.C.<\/a> If there\u2019s space, the sick family member should stay in a separate room and use a separate bathroom. If masks are available, both the sick person and the caregiver should wear them when the caregiver enters the room. Make sure not to share any dishes or other household items and to regularly clean surfaces like counters, doorknobs, toilets and tables. Don\u2019t forget to wash your hands frequently.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Should I stock up on groceries?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Plan two weeks of meals if possible. But people should not hoard food or supplies. Despite the empty shelves, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/15\/business\/coronavirus-food-shortages.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">the supply chain remains strong.<\/a> And remember to wipe the handle of the grocery cart with a disinfecting wipe and wash your hands as soon as you get home.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Can I go to the park?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Yes, but make sure you keep six feet of distance between you and people who don\u2019t live in your home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/19\/well\/move\/coronavirus-covid-exercise-outdoors-infection-fitness.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">Even if you just hang out in a park, rather than go for a jog or a walk, getting some fresh air, and hopefully sunshine, is a good idea.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"g-inlineguide-item-list\">\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Should I pull my money from the markets?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/26\/your-money\/stock-market-changes-virus.html?action=click&#038;pgtype=Article&#038;state=default&#038;module=styln-coronavirus-national&#038;region=BELOW_MAIN_CONTENT&#038;context=storylines_faq\">That\u2019s not a good idea.<\/a> Even if you\u2019re retired, having a balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds so that your money keeps up with inflation, or even grows, makes sense. 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