We’ve heard of the term ‘social distancing’, where people stay home as much as they can, and if they do interact, they keep a two-metre distance to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But lately, many experts have been using a different term to describe this: ‘physical distancing’. Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health with the University of Toronto breaks down what exactly ‘physical distancing’ is.
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