COVID-19 is a time of physical distancing, but it's also a time of coming together as a community to support and help one another. "Our fridge was empty — we were meant to be away for a month," she told Michelle Eliot, host of CBC's B.C. Friends, family and neighbours leapt into action to bring over food and "keep us going," Dudisa said. "It's actually going to be more and more important that we identify our neighbours and help them out … to make that self isolation durable," he said. Along with reinforcing social connections online through video chats and other not-in-person contacts, McCort says community shows of support are crucial for combating a feeling of isolation.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2020 18:56 UTC