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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Maybe get rid of the smoking areas. Reduce social distancing requirements to one metre.
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There is actually nothing special about 2 meters, its just a number the UK picked.
(I suspect more people in the UK would have understood 6 feet, rather than 2 meters).
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The World Health Organization says that a distance of one metre is safe, while others suggest 1.5m or 1.8m with the UK opting for two metres".
There isnt anything particularly magical about the often banded 15 minutes either.
Its simply a case of "
the longer you spend in close proximity with an infected person, the more your chances of catching the virus go up".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52522460