Saturday, March 28, 2020: Weekend Edition Grocery Shopping Is Harder and More Stressful These Days. But It’s Doable, With the Right Precautions  I used to savor my time in Trader Joe’s. I’d pick up fresh flowers and plan out my meals for the following week. But ever since COVID-19 has spread around the world, I, like many others, have found the thought of going to buy food increasingly anxiety-inducing. Don’t panic. I spoke with public health experts, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to learn what steps you can take to protect yourself and those around you. First off, if you’re not sick, you don’t need to wear gloves or a mask to the store, the CDC says. Instead, they recommend using a disinfectant wipe on your cart or basket, particularly on the handle. If you can, try to use hand sanitizer each time you touch the cart and other “high contact surfaces,” experts say. Your biggest concern should be catching the virus from other people in the store, so make sure to stay at least six feet away from them. If you see a crowded aisle, skip it or come back later. Be patient. Try to go cashless to limit your contact with the cashier. You should also try to shop as infrequently as possible, every few weeks if you can, while still being able to provide nutritious meals for your whole household, experts say. As Craig Hedberg, a professor at University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health, writes in an email, “Eating well is important, and can be accomplished [while] maintaining the principles of social distancing.” Read more about how to safely shop for groceries right now.
MANAGING LIFE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC How Not to Get Divorced During the COVID-19 Outbreak Lots of time at home means lots of time with your partner. TIME editor-at-large Belinda Luscombe got relationship survival tips from experts—most of which boil down to healthy boundaries, good communication and a little compassion. Read more here. You’ve Tested Positive. Who Has the Right to Know? Medical test results are usually intimately personal. But if you get sick during a pandemic, you also have a responsibility to warn those you may have infected—so where do you draw the line? Read more here. How to Do Your Part During the Pandemic  Feeling helpless in the face of the unfolding pandemic? TIME reporter Mahita Gajanan has compiled a handy guide to helping others, including donating money, giving blood and delivering groceries to those who can’t go outdoors. Read more here. What to Read While You’re Social Distancing… If nothing else, this is a great time to catch up on your reading list. Need some inspiration? Check out these recommendations from the TIME staff, whether you’re looking for escapist fiction or a weighty tome. Read more here. …And Where to Discuss It Catch up with friends (or make some new ones) via a virtual book club. There are plenty of established ones you can join, or you can start your own. Read more here. Living Through COVID-19 When Your Partner Is at Risk Aryn Baker, TIME’s Africa bureau chief, writes in this poignant essay about the everyday terrors of living with an immunocompromised spouse during a pandemic. “Diseases don’t scare me,” she writes. “But the idea of my husband being exposed to COVID-19 is paralyzing.” Read more here. Your Guide to At-Home Wellness  Your mental and physical health are inextricably linked; boosting one tends to boost the other. Use these at-home wellness tips to keep both in good shape during trying times. Read more here.
EXTRAORDINARY STORIES Americans Imprisoned in Venezuela Hope COVID-19 Will Bring Them Home There have been at least four cases of COVID-19 confirmed at El Helicoide prison in Caracas, Venezuela, where five American citizens and one U.S. permanent resident have been held for nearly two years, malnourished and susceptible. But, the men’s’ families believe, the coronavirus outbreak might offer an opening for the prisoners to come home. Read more here. Love, Interrupted As colleges and universities close down across the country, students find it’s more than just their education that has been disrupted. For some—like political science major Sean, who had just met a special girl—their love life is also on hold. Read more here. A Chef’s Mission 
Celebrity chef José Andrés’ charity World Central Kitchen is designed to feed thousands during times of crisis. For TIME’s Apart. Not Alone special issue, senior writer Sean Gregory profiles the chef as he attempts to unite the world through food. Read more here. Speaking of Food, Meet the Bus Drivers Delivering School Lunches to Children Many children who qualify for the free or reduced-cost school meals they usually get at school rely on them as an essential part of their diet. With classes around the U.S. cancelled, these bus drivers are making sure the kids are fed and kept healthy. Read more here. How One Italian Couple Went from Planning Their Wedding to Saving Lives After COVID-19 struck the town of Modena, Italy, pulmonologists Roberto Tonelli and Ivana Castaniere stopped planning their wedding and instead got to work saving those who had been diagnosed with the virus. “I never lie to my patients. I tell them, ‘we’re fighting this together,’” Tonelli says. Read more here. What It’s Like Working at a Drive-Thru Testing Center Drive-thru testing centers are increasingly popping up across the U.S. “I didn’t fully anticipate the pent-up demand,” says one doctor. Meet the experts managing these essential new additions to the health care system, testing the sometimes hundreds who line up daily. Read more here. Finding Love in a Hopeless Place With TikTok, an entire love story can be told in 30 seconds. That’s what Jeremy Cohen learned when he documented his attempt to make the first move. Learn the backstory to the viral video, in which Cohen uses a drone to send his phone number to a woman exercising on the rooftop of the building across the street from his. Read more here.
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