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Coronavirus etiquette: Your guide to work, friends, food shopping and more

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New Yorkers aren’t known for their politeness at the best of times. And Miss Manners definitely never prepped this city for a pandemic.

During lockdown, normal activities like grocery shopping, walking around the block and even just calling friends are suddenly charged with new tensions and stressors. Everything is uncharted territory, so the usual rules for behavior are out the window. At the same time, the city’s lone-wolf residents depend on each other more than ever to stay healthy and sane.

You already know what to do from a germ perspective: wash your hands, stay home if you can and wear a mask if you can’t. Now it’s time to tackle etiquette — basic rules for behavior to make quarantine life more bearable for everyone.

The Post talked to therapists, professional shoppers and smart people with good opinions to put together this guide to courteous living during COVID-19.

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