Children have brought Covid-19, social distancing and references to death into play, study finds

Children have brought the virus, social distancing, and lockdown restrictions into play-time, including references to death, handwashing or pretending to be ‘the coronavirus’ in chase games, new research has found.

Two-thirds of children between the age of four and five understand and have practiced social distancing, while very few one and two-year-olds understand the concept, the research also found.