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<blockquote data-quote="JohnEGreen" data-source="post: 2244265" data-attributes="member: 223921"><p>What made me unsure was reading this.</p><p></p><p>"</p><p>The two-metre social distancing rule being used to keep people apart may need to be four times bigger to prevent coronavirus from spreading, a new study suggests.</p><p>Currently, people are asked to keep a distance of two metres (6.8ft) when out in the community and many supermarkets have now stuck lines of tape to the floor to ensure adequate separation.</p><p>But a new analysis by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has found that viral droplets expelled in coughs and sneezes can travel in a moist, warm atmosphere at speeds of 10-30 metres (33ft-100ft) per second, creating a cloud that can span approximately 7-8 metres (23ft-27ft).</p><p>The researchers also warn that droplets can stay suspended in the air for hours, moving along airflow patterns imposed by ventilation or climate-control systems."</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/two-metres-not-enough-when-social-distancing-39083182.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/two-metres-not-enough-when-social-distancing-39083182.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He's changed his mind and now says he aint going to wear one even though the American public are being advised to.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite34" alt=":facepalm:" title="Facepalm :facepalm:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":facepalm:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JohnEGreen, post: 2244265, member: 223921"] What made me unsure was reading this. " The two-metre social distancing rule being used to keep people apart may need to be four times bigger to prevent coronavirus from spreading, a new study suggests. Currently, people are asked to keep a distance of two metres (6.8ft) when out in the community and many supermarkets have now stuck lines of tape to the floor to ensure adequate separation. But a new analysis by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has found that viral droplets expelled in coughs and sneezes can travel in a moist, warm atmosphere at speeds of 10-30 metres (33ft-100ft) per second, creating a cloud that can span approximately 7-8 metres (23ft-27ft). The researchers also warn that droplets can stay suspended in the air for hours, moving along airflow patterns imposed by ventilation or climate-control systems." [URL]https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/two-metres-not-enough-when-social-distancing-39083182.html[/URL] He's changed his mind and now says he aint going to wear one even though the American public are being advised to.:facepalm: [/QUOTE]
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