Social Bubbles for Safe Living Amidst Covid-19
I would like to share an idea that I believe will help alleviate the risks of spreading Covid-19. Social bubbles maintained outside the workplace would provide both a secure way for citizens to reestablish a limited number of in-person interactions, and a mechanism for efficient contact tracing should an infection occur. From my vantage point, the most valuable resources in life are relationships. We have coped as best we can using various technologies, but nothing surpasses the benefits of face-to-face contact. Social bubbles would make contact tracing simpler, while concurrently providing increased social fulfillment leading to a significant decrease in feelings of loneliness and isolation. Nearly everyone wants to maintain a social life amidst the ongoing threat posed by Covid-19, and to feel safe in the workplace. I am concerned that prolonged social isolation will cause people in our communities to lose hope, fall into depression, and behave in increasingly unpredictable ways...