The world is currently experiencing a time of global isolation, where many individuals are practicing social distancing and self-quarantine in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. There are several synonyms that can be used to describe this unprecedented time in human history, including pandemic era, lockdown period, quarantine phase, social distancing epoch, and self-isolation epoch. Many people have also referred to this time as the great pause or the new normal, as individuals and societies adapt to a new way of living and working in the midst of a global pandemic.