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  1. In public health, social distancing, also called physical distancing, is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other.

    Social distancing - Wikipedia

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  3. What is social distancing and how can it slow the spread of ...

    hub.jhu.edu/2020/03/13/what-is-social-distancing

    Social distancing is a public health practice that aims to prevent sick people from coming in close contact with healthy people in order to reduce opportunities for disease transmission. It can include large-scale measures like canceling group events or closing public spaces, as well as individual decisions such as avoiding crowds.

  4. How to Protect Yourself and Others | CDC

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    In those situations, use as many prevention strategies as you can, such as practicing hand hygiene, consistently and correctly wearing a high-quality mask, improving ventilation, and keeping your distance, when possible, from the person who is sick or who tested positive.

  5. Social Distancing: The Impact on Your Health and Immune System

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    Social distancing is a term used in public health that means to stay home or separate yourself from others as much as possible, in order to prevent or reduce the likelihood of the spread of...

  6. Social Distancing, Isolation, and Quarantine - WebMD

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    Social distancing is one of the types of distancing that government officials recommend during a widespread outbreak of a disease. Others are quarantine, isolation, and shelter-in-place or...

  7. Social distancing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_distancing

    In public health, social distancing, also called physical distancing, is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other.

  8. Social Distancing Guidelines for Covid-19 - What You Need to Know

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    Social distancing means avoiding close physical contact so the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 cannot spread between people. Close personal contact means being within 6 feet (2 meters) of another person for at least 15 minutes over 24 hours. It is important to follow worldwide, national, and local social distancing guidelines.

  9. What Is Social Distancing? - Verywell Mind

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    The CDC defines social distancing as "remaining out of congregate settings, avoiding mass gatherings, and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet) from others when possible." It is less drastic than quarantine or isolation, which are used for people who are suspected to be carrying the virus.

  10. CDC ends COVID-19 social distancing recommendation

    nypost.com/2022/08/11/cdc-ends-covid-19-social...

    CDC ends COVID-19 social distancing recommendation By Patrick Reilly August 11, 2022 6:32pm Updated The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday the agency was dropping some of...

  11. What is social distancing | COVID-19

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    Social distancing, also called “physical distancing,” means keeping a safe space between yourself and other people who are not from your household. To practice social or physical distancing, stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arms’ length) from other people who are not from your household in both indoor and outdoor spaces.

  12. Father who introduced social distancing rule in lockdown ...

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    Father who introduced five-metre social distancing rule to avoid wife and children during lockdown divorce wins appeal against controlling behaviour conviction. Peter Copland, 66, arranged time ...