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I decided to keep our appointment. All my friends are married with. Bayard was patient and listened to me vent. I told her I almost canceled our session out of pure shame. Most people, I thought, make friends without a strategy or game plan.

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A Shy Person's Guide to Making Friends at School

So while 6ft is likely safe "10ft is obviously better". If it's windy, can we sit a bit closer?

But a particularly breezy day doesn't mean you should be invading your friends' personal space. An early coronavirus outbreak in Guangzhou, China was linked to a restaurant's air conditioning: the transmission was consistent with the airflow of the air conditioning unit.

Can we hug each other briefly if we are wearing masks? Minimising close contact is important right now.

Can we share snacks if we sanitise? Dr Adalja sees "no major risk" in sharing snacks.

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But before you opt for a picnic with friends, Dr Marcus and Dr Karan advise caution. And if you do: "keep your hands as clean as possible". But for now, it's best to skip messier snacks like chips and dip.

When we laugh and raise our voices, does that increase risk? Some bad news for loud talkers: it likely does. Outbreaks in church choirs, like those in Washington state and Arkansas - even without physical contact between members - add weight to this theory.

Coronavirus: I want to meet five friends. How can I stay safe?

Is there a safe way to invite friends into my house? All three experts agree - outdoors is better than indoors. Still, as he says, the virus is primarily getting around by individuals in close contact with each other - something to keep in mind if you're socialising indoors. Is it safe for them to use my bathroom?

Bathrooms are tricky, Dr Karan says, because of their "high touch paths". And high touch areas mean higher risk.

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Especially as virus particles can live in the air for several hours, and even longer on surfaces, sharing a bathroom could cause more risk than its worth. How should I disinfect the space afterwards? If you decide to have a friend come inside for a visit, the clean up shouldn't be too difficult.

Soap and water should do. Can they share toys? Though infection and mortality rates among children are lower than adults, that doesn't mean they tk immune.

fried There is evidence of Covid among pets, Dr Karan says, but none so far suggesting that dogs or cats can transmit the virus to humans. No, but we don't have evidence," he says. So while you may want to pause before hugging a friend, giving a warm welcome to their golden retriever should be safe.

Is it safe to swim in a pool? The water itself shouldn't make things any riskier. What's the etiquette for asking friends where they've been and what kind of contact they've had with others?

For potentially difficult or awkward conversations about where a friend has been, or who they've seen, Dr Marcus suggests looking at resources and guidance that already exists. Across all these choices, experts say that the goal should be reducing harm and risk as much as possible. So if you start to loosen social distancing, try to keep that contact to as small a of people as possible.

But as long as the outbreak continues, there will be compromise.