A mass weddings like in the philippines with masks and social distancing. Some happy couples a live stream there a 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 covert 900 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 and a couple is caught in different places as travel restrictions hit found out the hard way now w. Talk to a few lovers struggling to be reunited their message that love is not tourism 0000645 wait. Very early. Was hannah and dry and have not seen each other in person since january because of the. 900 travel ban they say talking to each other even several times a day doesnt make up for it i just missed her am i. Getting 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 pull out at the far as that like all of their friends and like we would also like to view these 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 to unite across borders Many International couples are now pressuring governments to change this they argue that love is not tourism basically a marriage is a piece of paper that proves a yes these 2 people love each other. Only because we dont have that we are basically treated less than american nicolay both circuitry and every being because i do i do feel like betrayed by makeup. So sorry im getting emotional i must say that its going to be like her survivor im scared i will never be seeing like we will never be seeing harmony as a couple now you found a marriage like. That is very scary hannah 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. Listen a little powerless you know i feel like theres like at this point like weve done everything we can do to try and like reunite. And it just. Its difficult like its difficult to know when 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 a ditch relationship all right see you later. And well learn and if you care. Im joined now by dr barbara rottweiler 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 now 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 very often conflicts also or sometimes Domestic Violence now since even 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 lockdown because even though as i just mentioned conflicts increased in many cases there were also significant number of couples that actually experienced if the crease on 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 the are intensifying their relationship they said they. We are really enjoying having good conversations for example with the partners and there were also. Latch number but still. People who reported that they are kind of relieved and they are not expected to heaven and act if dating life or social have so many were kind of enjoying the time. Well its certainly nice and all of that this time is working for some people but what about those who were interested in finding a partner these might be tricky times for them oh yes and it was indeed. Many people actually stopped dating. 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. I suppose that 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 is dangerous though to try to. Find a way to relief their intimate life in a more committed trusting and safe weight some people might develop new practices of intimacy such as using Digital Technology for even for sexuality. Or yeah i think you will see maybe new developments in that respect. Thank you very much dr Barbara Miller 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 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 the virus mouthwash sales have spiked during the pandemic which i guess was to be expected i mean plenty of people probably hope that using mouth wash is regularly will have a preventative effect even though theres 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 covert 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 even untreated wastewater appears to be very low even when the virus is 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. And before be let you go the stark has long been a symbol of love and you life in the german state of bavaria a pair of storks made their home in a chimney the swans car brewery was forced to stop making beer until the protest to the birds could be moved a current of virus restrictions meant they had to wait now the brewery can move the nets that baby storks have hatched a symbol of hope if there ever was one. That wraps up our show if you want more in the meantime visit the coronavirus section of the d. W. Website at d. W. Dot com for now thanks for watching stay safe and have a great week. To go. Too hard. In their child. To see a start and start with fruits and morocco as a texan and royal blue and the young german star suits way into the premier league 3 top talents 3 life story and fair journeys to the top football leagues to go. Through demon spawn d. W. Journey through a continent in crisis south america is being hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic poverty. 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