The Irony of Isolation: Reconnecting With Friends During the Coronavirus Lockdown

There’s an irony emerging amid the isolation of social distancing and quarantine: The outbreak has prompted people to grow closer in some ways, as old friends reconnect and neighbors become like family

Amid social distancing and quarantine, people have rekindled friendships and grown closer to neighbors

In cities around the world, balcony singing, workouts and other improvised events can fill the silence of empty streets. Here's how developing creative ways to connect with others is helping some people cope with coronavirus quarantines. Photo: Alberico/Fotogramma/Ropi/Zuma PressAs cases of the coronavirus surged, a group of once-close sorority sisters started texting to check in on each other. They had graduated from Boston-area colleges in the 1980s; some hadn’t been in touch in years.

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