Originally Posted by texassapper
Can you provide a link to the article?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...s/11758099002/
Yes, the 6-foot distancing was probably not scientifically supported at the time it was implemented but distancing makes total sense. The further you are from someone with a communicable disease, the less likely you are to becoming infected.
"Covid-19: Lockdowns and masks helped reduce transmission, expert group finds"
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Social distancing worked best
The authors found that social distancing and lockdowns were the most effective NPIs. They wrote, “Stay-at-home orders, physical distancing, and restrictions on gathering size were repeatedly found to be associated with significant reduction in SARS-CoV-2 transmission, with more stringent measures having greater effects.”"
https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1959