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One meter or two? How social distancing affects COVID-19 risk

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By Kate Kelland

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I remember from physics class that doubling the distance from a radiating object reduces the radiation impact by 75%. Something similar could apply to virus transmission via droplets. In other words, politicians shouldn't set themselves up as health advisors without first checking with scientists and doctors.

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My immune system says... No effect cos it takes care of it... Millions of different viruses every day... Lol...

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The more the better.

But practically speaking, one meter is already hard to maintain.

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Yelled at an oyaji yesterday for being right up my backside in a queue. Nobody else in the queue. Either they don't get it or they think its all safe now because the emergency was withdrawn. Or they really don't care.

I lost it because I told him once. Then he continued to stand right behind me. They even have distancing tape on the floor. He is fortunate that for a foreigner getting arrested for knocking someone out in a cafe is extremely bad news for said foreigner. Back home I would have just knocked him out.

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I don't understand the logic of 1m separation in lines, if you are facing forward even if the person behind you coughs on your back, you aren't going to get infected unless you then touch your neck and lick your hands.

Worst case you have to rub a little alcohol on your neck if your worried.

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Who can trust the WHO and the medical expert panel when they cant even find a solution while they use us all as guinea pigs... Really one meter droplets. have we forgotten that a mask wont prevent contraction because the virus can float around and enter your eyes and even attach to your clothes. If you really want to disinfect you need to burn your clothes with a flame thrower before entering your home. Peeps keep forgeting that the virus can launch onto your clothes, and commissary items you go out and buy. No way to prevent the spread.

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I don't understand the logic of 1m separation in lines, if you are facing forward even if the person behind you coughs on your back, you aren't going to get infected unless you then touch your neck and lick your hands.

I think I'll stick with the people who don't start their assertions with 'I don't understand the logic...' that scientists are putting out there.

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This is hilarious. Only someone with the IQ of a potato would say that 1 meter is ok now. Did they write a memo to the virus tasking it to comply with this new information?

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Well, all these rules are completely arbitrary bs called security theater, including all the global lockdowns.

There is no hard evidence that anything of it works, but if we make it obligatory, if we enforce these rules and make it official, then it means it works, right?

Basically governments and the Who did a 180 degree change of their long standing recommendations when people started to heavily criticize them because of pure panic.

UK, from a strategy targeting the vulnerable population, and letting those who aren't really vulnerable to continue with their lives normally, to one of the most harsh and restrictive national total lockdowns in a question of hours

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There is no hard evidence that anything of it works,

That is incorrect and outright wrong.

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Well, all these rules are completely arbitrary bs

No, they're based on scientific principles behind the degree to which the virus can propagate as droplets and/or aerosols in the air and reach another person.

But once again we have a poster on JT dismissing science because they don't understand it.

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There is no hard evidence that anything of it works

What? Yes there is. Countries that have been practicing social distancing and proper prevention measures have brought the virus under control.

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