Domestic violence victims suffer amid global lockdowns

Staying home is intended to keep society safer, to flatten the curve during the spread of the novel coronavirus. For victims of domestic violence, that isolation can bring dangerous consequences. Since workplaces, schools and businesses across the country have closed and most states have issued stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of COVID-19, domestic abuse hotlines have seen an increase in activity and police are responding to more reports of such violence, reports The New York Times.  It’s…