Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States we have seen a shift in the way we communicate, the way we approach personal hygiene, and the way we would normally enjoy our time with family and friends.

Technology can help you maintain social connections if you're staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert says.

Public health officials strongly encourage people to wash their hands to protect themselves from the coronavirus. However, this virus can survive on metal and plastic for several days, so just adjusting your glasses with unwashed hands can be enough to get infected. That is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have asked everyone to avoid touching their faces.

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Technology can help you maintain social connections if you're staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert says.

Technology can help you maintain social connections if you’re staying home during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert says.

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the Covid-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply adjusting your eyeglasses with unwashed hands may be enough to infect yourself.

Ask patients open-ended questions when they call the physician practice panicked about the novel coronavirus. That’s the first piece of advice from Stephen Benning, PhD, professor of psychology at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “As clinicians, we have all kinds of questions that might panic people, but it’s up to the patient as to what’s actually bothering them,” he counsels.