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The Dalai Lama’s simple advice to navigating COVID-19 isolation

Wednesday, May 27 by ABC News

Shailesh Bhatnagar/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBy LAUREN EFFRON, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As millions of people around the world continue to live with quarantine lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and other similar restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dalai Lama... Read More.

Inside nursing homes, coronavirus brings isolation and 7,300 deaths; Outside, families yearn for news

Sunday, April 19 by ABC News

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Throughout March, sirens blared day and night in Brooklyn, as paramedics responded to the Cobble Hill Health Center. In Virginia's Henrico County, firefighters saw 911 calls spike from nearby Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. And in... Read More.

Johnny Depp joins Instagram and releases new song “Isolation”

Friday, April 17 by ABC News

ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) -- Surprise, mate! Johnny Depp had two surprises in store for fans on Thursday. First, he joined Instagram. "Hello everyone... filming something for you now... gimme a minute," the actor captioned his first post. Then, four hours later,... Read More.

How isolation during coronavirus can impact those recovering from addiction

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

Prostock-Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic can be filled with carefree moments like quarantinis and virtual happy hours. But, it can also mean troubling temptations for those recovering from addiction like blogger and recovering alcoholic... Read More.

Unemployment, isolation: COVID-19’s mental health impact

Tuesday, April 7 by ABC News

sestovic/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The death of a loved one. A grave personal illness. Loss of income. These traumatic events rank among the most stressful experiences a person can endure, according to psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and... Read More.

Here’s what people are doing to pass the time during coronavirus isolation

Saturday, March 28 by ABC News

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Staying at home has become synonymous with healthy habits in the age of coronavirus, but what's everyone doing to stay entertained indoors?From insanely intricate puzzles keeping people focused for days to baking loaves of fresh bread,... Read More.

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shares isolation tips from spending a year in space

Monday, March 23 by ABC News

Astronaut Scott Kelly appears on "Good Morning America" from his home in Houston, March 23, 2020. (ABC News)(HOUSTON) -- Retired NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days on the International Space Station (ISS) where he experienced what Americans are... Read More.

Isolation of families for COVID-19 raises concerns about domestic violence

Friday, March 20 by ABC News

smolaw11/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As schools across the country close and employees are encouraged to work from home in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, some experts are concerned about an increase in domestic violence.The outbreak of... Read More.

NBA star Donovan Mitchell details coronavirus from isolation

Monday, March 16 by ABC News

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Donovan Mitchell is one of three NBA players who contracted the novel coronavirus and now, from isolation, the Jazz guard said "the scariest part about this virus" is that an infected person, like himself, can... Read More.

Boy goes trick-or-treating after 100 days of isolation due to cancer treatment

Friday, November 1 by ABC News

Jarlath Waters(WEYMOUTH, Mass.) -- On the day after Quinn Waters turned 3 years old in February this year, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. The toddler spent five months in and out of the hospital and endured close to... Read More.