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In the pandemic, we were told to keep 6 feet apart. There’s no science to support that.

The nation's top mental health official had spent months asking for evidence behind the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's social distancing guidelines, warning that keeping Americans ...
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Exploring the Science of Social Distancing and What it Means for Everyday Life

As the coronavirus outbreak has spread throughout the United States, social and physical distancing measures have taken many forms — such as business and school closures, stay-at-home orders, and ...
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Social distancing surveillance: how robots will keep you in line

Adarsh Jagan SathyamoorthyUniversity of MarylandCould a COVID-19 robot help in social distancing surveillance? We spoke to Professor Dinesh Manocha and Adarsh Jagan Sathyamoorthy about how their new ...
The Conversation

Is social distancing unraveling the bonds that keep society together?

With birthday celebrations being downsized, religious services moving back online and indoor playdates getting canceled, millions of Americans are having fewer social interactions because of ...

NC appeals court re-examines enforcement of COVID-era ‘social distancing' orders

Arguments in the state Court of Appeals Wednesday were the latest chapter in a six-year legal saga over whether government ...
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Effectiveness of social distancing on COVID-19 infections and fatalities

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server researchers evaluated the effectiveness of social distancing measures adopted to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...
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Do the math when measuring social distancing: two metres is not the same as six feet

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world we live in. Informative signs, designed to limit the virus’s spread are everywhere these days, reminding us: Wear a mask, wash your hands, cover your mouth ...