"And the people stayed home" is not only the first line of the famous poem "In the Time of The Pandemic"written by Kathleen O'Meara aka Kitty O'Meara which was published on March 16,2020 on a website called "The Daily Round"and is currently going viral.
"And the people stayed Home" is also the headline printed by several posts at the end of 2020 due to the lockdown measures and rules that had to be followed by people from over the Planet.
Since dramatic reports about COVID19 have been printed extensively lately ,I recommend you not only to read the poem "In the Time of The Pandemic"but also to listen to it carefully so that you may get some hope and good expectations for the new year which has just begun!
The Winscosin writer Kitty O'Meare has admitted (in the interview that you can read by clicking on the link below)the poem was "a gift that came to her in 20 minutes".Don't miss it! It has a nice message of hope.
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/5/7/21230350/coronavirus-pandemic-lockdown-poem-and-the-people-stayed-home-kitty-omeara
