Not sure we've communicated well enough that social distancing interventions will pay dividends in 1-3 weeks. Anything that happens in the next 10 days was already baked in prior to that. A surge in cases now would NOT mean that social distancing isn't working.
You want dispel that panicky feeling? Call someone you know who is living alone and tell them you are there for them. Tell them if they feel sick or need anything, you are there for them. You won’t feel so anxious.
Trying out a new bit where I periodically say "Shen Yun!" to my wife in a really dramatic way that the voiceover guy uses in the commercials. Early returns are mixed.
At 4 months old, human babies go through a "sleep regression" when their pituitary glands kick into gear. Generous maternity leave in America ends at 3 months. Right when mothers return to work, their kids stop sleeping. Maternity leave should be, at the humane minimum, 5 months.