Analysis: what constitutes a safe distance when it comes to stopping the spread of Covid-19 depends on where you live By Lena Ciric, UCL China, Denmark and France recommend social distancing of one metre.
Australia, Germany and Italy recommend 1.5 metres, and the US recommends six feet, or 1.8 metres. The UK is reconsidering its relatively large two-metre distancing rule, but has attracted criticism from top scientists for doing so.
The recommended distance in Ireland is 2 metres. The truth is we don't yet know how far is far enough when it comes to coronavirus.
A recent study found the virus in air as far as four metres away from infected patients in a Covid-19 ward. But another study, touted by the WHO, concluded that the risk of