Chief among them is to engage in social distancing, the act of staying home to avoid interactions in which you could unknowingly spread COVID-19, the disease caused by the new virus. But it's really an amazing act of social solidarity: We're sacrificing so we can give nurses, doctors and hospitals a fighting chance. — Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) March 12, 2020And this video does a good job of illustrating how social distancing works:Do your part and stay home. The Boston-area groups Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville (MAMAS) and Mutual Aid Jamaica Plain drafted a helpful how-to guide here. If you’re local, we also offer curbside pick-up!

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2020 10:52 UTC