sheltering-in-place
Staying home safely
Sheltering-in-place is staying where you are during an emergency rather than evacuating—remaining indoors at home, school, or work until authorities give the all-clear.
The term gained wide currency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when governments issued shelter-in-place orders requiring people to stay home except for essential activities: We spent three months sheltering-in-place.
Enforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- COVID-19WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- isolationComplete separation from others
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
stay-at-home · essential workers · flattening the curve · mask · sanitizer · Zoom · remote work · contactless
Confined to one's residence
- confinementState of being restricted
- indoor activitiesPursuits done under shelter
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
binge-watching · home workout · puzzles · board games · streaming · pajamas · couch · snacking
Removal from danger
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
alert · siren · bunker · safe room · basement · emergency kit · FEMA · first responders
Persistent apprehensive distress
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
uncertainty · coping · resilience · routine · self-care · meditation · therapy · support
lockdown
Enforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- COVID-19WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- isolationComplete separation from others
social distancing · stay-at-home · essential workers · flattening the curve · mask · sanitizer · Zoom · remote work · contactless · curbside pickup
homebound
Confined to one's residence
- confinementState of being restricted
- indoor activitiesPursuits done under shelter
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
sourdough · binge-watching · home workout · puzzles · board games · streaming · pajamas · couch · snacking · stir-crazy
evacuation
Removal from danger
wildfire · alert · siren · bunker · safe room · basement · emergency kit · FEMA · first responders · all-clear
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- isolationComplete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
stress · uncertainty · coping · resilience · routine · self-care · meditation · therapy · support · connection
sheltering-in-placeevacuation
Removal from danger
evacuating · fleeing · bugging out · mandatory evacuation · relocating
sheltering-in-placeevacuating
Leaving a dangerous area
bugging out · fleeing · getting out · leaving · departing
shelter, sheltering, sheltered, shelters, shelterer, place, places, placed, placing