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The Togetherness of Social Distancing

The Togetherness of Social Distancing
A couple sits on a park bench at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y., on March 21, 2020. Al Bello/Getty Images
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As the coronavirus stops normal life, trapping more Americans in their homes, some have raised the specter of another health threat: loneliness. Before this crisis seized our anxieties, much discussion centered around the dangers of perceived social isolation and feeling cut off from others.

Froma Harrop
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