Women with powerful platforms are doing their part to spread awareness to fans about practicing restraint and safe behavior during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rita Wilson, who is quarantined with husband and fellow actor Tom Hanks after both revealed they contracted the virus while filming in Australia, even made a playlist — dubbed “Quarantunes” — with the help of her fans.
“Hi guys! I want to make a @Spotify playlist for people self quarantining. Something that might relate to isolation, perhaps? Can you send some song ideas that I can add?” She posted on Twitter, adding, “This is what one does in quarantine. U think of stuff like this.”
“I Want to Break Free” by Queen, “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen and “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor all made the cut.
Below are more coronavirus survival tips and tricks shared by entrepreneurial women on platforms made for social distancing — Twitter and Instagram.
Lady Gaga
“So I talked to some doctors and scientists. It’s not the easiest for everyone right now but the kindest/healthiest thing we can do is self-quarantine and not hang out with people over 65 in large groups,” the superstar posted on Instagram. “I wish I could see my parents and grandmas right now but it’s much safer to not so I don’t get them sick in case I have it. I’m hanging at home with my dogs. I love you world, we’ll all get through this. Trust me, I talked to God —she said we’re gonna be ok.”
Taylor Swift
“This is the time to cancel plans, actually truly isolate as much as you can, and don’t assume that because you don’t feel sick that you aren’t possibly passing something on to someone elderly or vulnerable to this,” Swift posted in an Instagram story. “It’s a really scary time, but we need to make social sacrifices right now.”
Greta Thunberg
“Be kind. Help where you can. Support those at the front line of our societies. And listen to the experts!” the 17-year-old climate change activist wrote on Twitter. “If you use this as an opportunity to mock or oppress your opponents then that really shows your true worth. Ignore the hate and ignorance. We’re in this together. #COVID19”
Miley Cyrus
Be thoughtful. Respectful. Compassionate. HUMAN. while preparing for social distancing…. NO ONE needs every soup in the store,” she wrote on Twitter. “The more we hoard the more expensive and sparse necessities will become, leaving many without essentials. This is a great time to practice restraint.”
Ariana Grande
“These are the times when the world should rely on their governments to support the plan for all citizens to stay at home and lessen the threat of infection and the spread of the virus,” the pop star wrote on Twitter, adding, “Like your hip hop yoga class can f—— wait I promise.”
Hilary Duff
“To all you young millennial a**holes that keep going out partying: go home,” the actress said in a video she posted on her Instagram story. “Stop killing old people please.”