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It really pisses me off that in the popular parlance, and government guidance, social distancing has been redefined in entirety as physical distancing - ie keeping the magic distance - when social distancing is more than that and ultimately is an overall reduction in interactions
Physical distancing is important, of course, but is only a part of the story in effective social distancing, which also entails other measures to reduce overall face to face interactions.
Because people don& #39;t get this, we get people thinking as long as you& #39;re 2 metres (or one, or 1.5 or whatever figure is advised) away, its fine. That& #39;s not true. Social distancing entails an overall reduction in opportunities to spread the virus.
For example, working from home wherever possible is a key part of social distancing. You& #39;re drastically reducing face to face interactions by holding meetings over zoom instead of in person, making a phone call rather than leaning over someone& #39;s desk.
As individuals we should all be thinking about reducing our face to face physical interactions. For example, if you have a weekly Sunday lunch with your parents and in-laws, practice social distancing by making that a monthly thing instead.
(absolutely no idea if Sunday lunches with parents and in laws are even legal because government guidance is confusing af but yeah, don& #39;t do it weekly)
Instead of having a party with 10 people to celebrate your birthday, practice social distancing and make it a little dinner with 3 people and do the big thing over zoom.
Is your social schedule for the week coffee with A, drinks with B, C and D, dinner with E and F and a trip to the museum with G? Practice social distancing and only do one of these things - you can catch up with the others later. Social distancing is about reducing interactions.
