LOS ANGELES - It took only five minutes for one South Korean restaurant patron to become infected with the novel coronavirus from another person at the restaurant sitting more than 20 feet away, researchers say.Through South Korean officials’ meticulous contact tracing efforts, epidemiologists found evidence to suggest that the widely accepted social distancing rule of 6 feet of distance might not be enough to keep others safe from contracting the deadly coronavirus.
The study, published in the Journal of Korean Medical Science, suggests that transmission of respiratory droplets, which are known to be the most common way COVID-19 spreads, was observed at a distance greater than 2 meters [6.6 feet]. “The guidelines on quarantine and.