The brink spoke to some of the some of. The crystal ball moving. Along in the time of coronavirus how do you keep romance alive in a pandemic sometimes loved ones find themselves stuck away from one another and many dont know when this painful forced separation will end many others have taken the crisis as a catalyst for commitment seizing the moment to say yes enter mass weddings like in the philippines with masks and social distancing some happy couples live stream their big day for. Family and friends no mask needed there. The coronavirus is redefining our relationships what does it mean to love in the middle of a pandemic. Welcome to the w. s coven 1000 special im john album a lot on thank you for joining us if love makes the world go round a pandemic can bring it to a standstill many couples caught in different places as travel restrictions hit found out the hard way now the w. Talked a few lovers struggling to be reunited their message that love is not tourism was year 645. 00 wait. Only i only wish i was actually are you saying i was and i was hannah and dry and huff not seeing each other in person since january because of the coverage 19 travel ban they say talking to each other even several times a day doesnt make up for it i just missed her. Lying getting just but i have. Her mind. I just obviously. This is hannah and ryan in london where they met in 2017 during the University Exchange theyd been visiting each other every 2 months since then but the pandemic changed everything its been very frustrating and very hard for us to see like all these people go on vacation or just you know pulling out at these bars that like all of their friends and like we would also like to get his things but like most of all we just want to see each other hanna is not the only partner forced to make dinner for one called 900. 00 travel bans often only allow married couples through united across borders Many International couples are now pressuring governments to change this they argue that love is not tourism basically a marriage is a big. Paper that proves a yes these 2 people love each other. Only because we dont have that we are basically treated less than american you can lay low circuitry in every bank because i just made you feel a tree. So sorry im getting emotional i must say. Im scared i will never be seen well never be seen as far away as a cowboy now you found a marriage. At all but its very scary. And dry and dont want to get married yet for now hannah has to make do with texting ryan sitting in their favorite cafe in brussels a little hopeless and a little powerless you know i feel like theres like at this point a weve done everything we can deal to try and make. And its just. Difficult like if they. Were going to be able to see each other again. To move to the us once the crisis is over so both can move beyond it its a relationship ok ill talk to you later. When and if you care. Im joined now by dr Barbara Miller shes also cite sociologist and sex educator at the Sigmund Freud university in vienna shes also the author of a recent study called intimacy and social connection in the time of physical this and saying welcome to our program well based on your expertise what would you say is a bigger challenge for couples too much distance at a time of social distancing or too little space at this time of lockdowns and stay at home orders well obviously both can be a problem people in Long Distance relationships are often in a very desperate state even though they are quite experienced in men teen intimacy in a distant relationship still that inability to meet their partners costs feelings of helplessness and isolation and we really have to take that seriously in the other hand as you mentioned too little space can also be a problem particularly if people dont have the room or a space on their own to their own in their heart household that is increasing barrier of. Conflicts also or sometimes Domestic Violence now since youve been taking a closer look at intimacy at this is very special time of social distancing has anything surprised you so far and what you found you know what i found particularly interesting where kind of positive unintended consequences of the lock down because even though as i just mentioned conflicts increased in many cases there were also significant number of couples that actually experienced a decrease their Partnership Conflicts they were often reporting that they are having a good time and they are actually kind of in trying to look down at they are intensifying their relationship they said they. They are really enjoying having deep conversations for example with the partners and there were also maybe not a latch number but still. People who reported that they are kind of relieved and they are not expected to have a hand and active dating life or social have so many were kind of enjoying the time. Well its certainly and i said i know that this time is working for some people but what about those who are interested in finding a partner and these might be tricky times for them oh yes and it was indeed. Many people actually stopped reading. I had a significant number of people who i think every referred of my particular participants were ordered that they were actually turning down an invitation to have sex during the lockdown. Yeah people who were single during the lockdown were are better off and also very long and kind of desperately longing for touch for physical intimacy that was of obviously not really possible for many of them and. I think in that respect we also have to Pay Attention or more attention to Mental Health issues because loneliness is known to be a chronic stress or its cost stress. And might be a problem no longer. I suppose it might be more manageable if you knew that the situation was temporary but until a vaccine is found the pandemic is that least for now an open ended situation do you think therell be a long term shift in romantic relationships and how they look like meant and trust will be more important many people. Developed a strong feeling that closeness as it is dangerous to try to. Find a way to relief their intimate life in a more committed crusting and save weight some people might develop new practices of intimacy such as using Digital Technology for even for sexuality. Or you know i think you will see maybe new developments in that respect thank you very much dr barbara partner of the Sigmund Freud university in vienna thanks for your insights thanks for having me time for more of your questions now over to our science correspondent derrick williams. Can covert 19 cause bad breath. This can be caused by a wide range of different factors from inadequate dental hygiene to to a more serious underlying condition but the w. H. O. Doesnt list it as a symptom for covert 19 however there is an interesting connection between bad breath and a virus mouthwash sales have spiked during the pandemic which i guess was to be expected i mean plenty of people probably hope that using mouthwash is regularly will have a preventative effect even though there is currently no evidence that garbling with them protects you either that or or breathing into a mask all the time has made people hyper aware of how their own breath smells. Can you catch coated 19 from drinking unfiltered tap water. Theres no evidence you can get covert 19 from drinking treated water and the risk of transmission through water in general or even untreated wastewater appears to be very low even when the viruses genetic material can be detected in untreated water in most cases its probably not viable thats because sars cove 2 is whats called an envelop virus which means it has a pretty fragile membrane that doesnt really protect it for very long outside the body so this is standard treatment methods used in most municipal Drinking Water systems like like filtration and disinfection should inactivated just like they do other pathogens if you dont have access to safe treated water then then the standard precautions that you take like like boiling your Drinking Water should also kill any source code to. 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