Social distancing can have unintended consequencesMachakos Senator Boniface Kabaka during Senate Special Sitting on COVID-19 at Parliament on Tuesday, March 31. SEE ALSO: Explainer: A simple guide to social distancingOver long periods of time, social isolation can increase the risk of variety of health problems, including heart diseases, depression, dementia and even death. A research at Brigham Young University found out that chronic social isolation increases the risk of mortality by 29 per cent. The value of social connection has become baked into our nervous system such that the absence of such a protective force creates a stress state in the body. SEE ALSO: Singer composed social distancing song long before Covid-19 outbreakEveryone should follow the World Health Organisation recommendations about social distancing and quarantining but at the same time try and remain socially-connected mostly online to avoid full degradation of the social system.

Source: Standard Digital April 07, 2020 06:44 UTC