Across the country, cities and states are in various stages of reopening, even as cases of Covid-19 are rising, particularly in the South. Some people are lounging at the beach, without masks, or going out to eat and drink in restaurants and bars, where social distancing may be difficult. ,” said Vivian Lee, 32, a freelance writer and editor who lives in Sunnyside, Queens. “We haven’t flattened the curve to the point where we can go around maskless. ,” said Dr. Ellen Hendriksen, a clinical psychologist at Boston University and the author of “How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.” “Anxiety is rooted in not knowing what is going to happen.”

Source: New York Times June 27, 2020 15:56 UTC