Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop coronavirus COVID-19 spread, claims study
A new Harvard study has claimed that social distancing may be needed until 2022 to curb the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and prevent new surges in infections.
Apr 15, 2020, 10:28 AM IST
Distance of 1.5 meters not enough for social distancing measures, study reveals
What is a safe distance that one should follow for social distancing in times of coornavirus COVID-19 pandemic? A recent study tried to find the answer to the question, taking the potential aerodynamic effects into account. The aerodynamic effects are introduced by person movement, such as walking fast, running and cycling. The preprint of the paper ‘Towards aerodynamically equivalent COVID-19 1.5 m social distancing for walking and running’, is a detailed study which investigates whether a first-person moving nearby a second person at 1.5 m distance or beyond could cause droplet transfer to this second person.
Apr 14, 2020, 06:31 AM IST
Taal Thok Ke: PM Modi's Cabinet meeting follows Social distancing
Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh can be seen on either side of PM Modi on the far side. Also visible are Ram Vilas Paswan, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Mar 25, 2020, 19:02 PM IST
