Restaurants were originally slated to reopen their outdoor spaces April 1, but Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday the date would be moved up due to a forecast for warmer weather.

Instructors and students attending in-person classes may be identified as close contacts in certain cases outside BU’s official definition, BU Nurse Practitioner Hannah Nichols wrote in an email Wednesday.

Social distancing in response to the coronavirus is a big change that each individual deals with differently. Some deal with the emotional challenge of being in isolation, but others are trying to take advantage of the newfound free time to help cope with the changes.