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What is the Safe Distance in Social Distancing to Prevent Corona Covid-19? Here's the Answer

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Kapanlagi.com - The spreading of the corona virus that continues to escalate has made people increasingly worried. Various measures are then taken to break the chain of corona virus covid-19 transmission, one of which is social distancing. Many people have been practicing this method. But, what is the safe distance in social distancing to prevent corona covid-19?

The question regarding "what is the safe distance in social distancing to prevent corona covid-19?" is indeed important to find out the answer. Because, we don't want the preventive measures we take to be wrong and end up in vain.

To answer the question, how far is the safe distance in social distancing to prevent corona covid-19? It is good for you to first understand what social distancing is.

 

 

1. Explanation of Social Distancing

Social distancing is one of the most recommended ways to prevent the transmission of the corona covid-19 virus. This method is done by maintaining physical distance from others. The goal is to minimize the transmission of the virus through direct droplet contact when the patient coughs.

Therefore, it means that everyone is temporarily prohibited from physical contact, such as holding hands, shaking hands, hugging, and so on.

Not only with patients, social distancing is also recommended to be done even with people who may not have been infected with the corona covid-19 virus.

This is because recent studies show that in certain groups, the transmission of the corona covid-19 virus does not show any symptoms, so it is recommended to apply social distancing to anyone, including family members.

2. Social Distancing Distance

As mentioned earlier, social distancing is done by avoiding physical contact with others. In addition, social distancing is also done by maintaining distance from others.

Now, let's go back to the question "what is the safe distance for social distancing to prevent corona covid-19?" Considering that the goal of social distancing is to reduce the possibility of transmission through direct droplets, social distancing should be done with a distance adjusted to the potential distance of the virus being expelled when someone sneezes.

According to merdeka.com, Chairman of the Pinere Team (Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases) at RSU dr. Soetomo, Dr. Soedarsono mentioned that the spread of the corona covid-19 virus through droplets can reach a distance of meters.

However, according to WHO's latest recommendation, social distancing should be done within a distance of 1-3 meters.

Therefore, based on the opinion of the expert, the answer to the question "what is the safe distance for social distancing to prevent corona covid-19?" is a minimum of 1 meter.

3. How to Practice Social Distancing

Social distancing should not only be practiced in public places, but also in various places with a large number of people, including at home or at work.

Social distancing should not only be practiced while walking or passing by, but also during various activities such as queuing, eating, and even sleeping.

In addition, to maximize social distancing, everyone is also advised to always wear a mask, especially in public places. This is important to anticipate the presence of asymptomatic infected individuals. So, when that person sneezes, the virus will be trapped in the mask and not spread to those around them.

4. Correction of Terms by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently issued a correction regarding the use of social distancing. The globally used term is requested to be replaced with the term physical distancing.

Actually, this makes sense because literally, the term social distancing will create the perception that social activities need to be limited. However, the actual meaning is the action of maintaining physical distance, not social distance.

Because, in the true sense, social distancing still allows you to engage in various social activities. Of course, with a safe distance, or even indirectly through supporting media such as social media and communication technology.

Even when holding a press conference when his mother passed away, President Jokowi also used the term physical distancing.

So, do not misunderstand social distancing and do not be confused with the new term physical distancing. The most important thing is that you must continue to diligently wash your hands, clean your surroundings, and maintain distance from others.

Those are some brief explanations about social distancing, hopefully it can answer your curiosity about the question 'how far is a safe distance in social distancing to prevent COVID-19?'.

 

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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