THE CURRENT lockdown measures have made dating people in person impossible – but that doesn't mean you can't find love online in the meantime.
While Tinder, Hinge, Bumble may be full of activity this weekend – a new coronavirus-inspired dating app is aiming to not only help match people up, but also remind them to stay safe.
Quarantine Together, currently free to sign up to, has been launched to connect together those who are socially-distancing.
Cleverly, the app – which features the tagline "let's flatten the curve together" – only virtually links you up with possible suitors once you've washed your hands.
Daniel Ahmadizadeh and Christopher Smeder, its creators, came up with the idea last month to help singletons ward off loneliness.
Speaking to CNN, the former said: "People need to stay home and people will be lonely when they stay at home."
"We wanted to build something that is not just great for others, but for our selfish purposes so we don't get bored.
"I watch basketball when I get home but that's not on."
Every evening at 6pm, the app's users will receive a message asking them if they've washed their hands and stayed home.
If they say 'yes', then they're matched with another person via text.
Once they've chatted for 15 minutes, the couple then have an opportunity to continue their conversation via video link.
Unlike most dating apps, there are no photos for users to browse through, and names are only revealed when people are first connected.
When the app was first unveiled in mid-March, approximately 200 people signed up – and the figure has been increasing by 50 per cent each day.
However, the site warns that even if people do get on, they should not attempt to meet up until after the quarantine period.
In other relationship news, we told you the sex positions that will burn most calories while you're in lockdown.
We also revealed the dating app horror stories – from d*** pics to "I'll cook you" threats.
And self-isolation has spurred on scores of lonely exes to get back in touch.
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