As the restrictions start to lift and we all start to emerge from our COVID cocoons, a newly published study serves as a timely reminder to heed our social distancing rules.
The systematic review and meta-analysis which appeared in the Lancet confirms that maintaining a physical distance of at least a metre between individuals will significantly reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus, and if you make that distance at least two metres you are likely to reduce your risk even further.
Derek K Chu, Elie A Akl, Stephanie Duda, Karla Solo, Sally Yaacoub, Holger J Schünemann. Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and
COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet. 2020, June 1; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31142-9
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