‘Quarantine Life’ Trends: What People Are Up to as Many Across the Globe Self-Isolate

As people around the globe self-quarantine in the wake of the coronavirus, they are trying to make it something more than a forced period of working from home.

People are focusing on having quarantine-centric fun that is a little more lighthearted than a constant discussion of the disease sweeping the nation. This has caused “quarantine life” to trend on Twitter.

Here, for example, is a video of a sock puppet swallowing up cars that has been viewed more than 45 million times.

Or stand-up comedian Pete Dominick, who built what he is calling his “survival garden,” which is a positive spin on a negative outlook, the idea of people resorting to farming their own food to survive.

Some other people took time to enjoy the little things, like this little girl dancing with her dog — an animal that goes beyond what people normally categorize as “fluffy.”

Several celebrities have also been making videos encouraging people to stay home, rather than go outside where they might spread the disease. Among those urging people to stay home was actor Kevin Bacon, who made this video:

While most Americans are not yet required to stay indoors, plenty of them are being asked to. To pass the time and to try to keep spirits up, people have been taking part in a lot of things, like these New Yorkers, who sang the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” to each other through their windows.

One positive of this unexpected time is Americans may reflect on this crisis as a time that brought them closer together.