[\'Department of Public Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be\'er Sheva, Israel. ellasch@bgu.ac.il.\', \'Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.\', \'Zefat Academic College, Safed, Israel.\']
Physical distancing is related to fewer electronic and in-person contacts and to increased loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic among older Europeans.