MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can my kids go on a play date? Is it OK if I visit the gym? In this time of coronavirus, once-easy questions have suddenly become complex. Here are some questions and answers about the "social distancing" efforts to slow the epidemic in the U.S.WHAT IS SOCIAL DISTANCING? Social distancing are practices implemented by public health officials to keep contagious diseases from spreading. The measures are aimed at trying to cut down the amount of virus spreading around, and ultimately protect those most vulnerable, including the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.WHAT MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN? Governments have closed borders, and millions of workers and students have been ordered to stay home. On Monday, U.S. officials
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