Tell them the truth, that you are not cowering in terror but also you are being quite cautious. Be positive that you miss them and want to meet up, and are looking forward to a point soon when the pandemic spread is flattened or trending downward and can celebrate one another’s presence in person.
“I’m still distancing, because there’s still a pandemic.”
When my friends/family have mentioned meeting up, I respond with “Yeah when it’s safe again, we will absolutely get together!”. If they ask me directly to hang out (for instance “do you want to grab lunch together at ~random restaurant~?”) then I say “I’ll take a rain check for when things are safe again. As soon as things are back to normal, I’d love to have a lunch date!”
A very apt question here and one we deal with every other day. So I simply state, “my wife volunteers and her friend died from it, and another was hospitalized, and we’re being cautious”. Works like a charm…;)) Months after my wife was exposed, a couple visited to buy a car and declared, “we’re from a little town and don’t worry about this, as there are few cases.” I responded with the above quote and they moved away like I shoved them. worked like a charm. (and they bought the car)
Covid19 is here i can’t meet you.
Basic communication.