When it comes to covid-19 prevention, there are only two mantras that are echoing in the world right now. One is washing your hands frequently and the second is maintaining social distancing.

A study published by the journal Science about a month ago claimed that countries like The United States may need to endure social distancing measures until 2022 to get a win over coronavirus. Since then a lot of research has been on figuring out the right way to practice social distancing, which usually includes maintaining a six-feet distance.

Unfortunately, a more recent study claims that this mandatory six-feet distance might not be enough and that we may need to be even further apart in order to prevent catching SARS-CoV-2.

In a paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids, researchers Talib Dbouk and Dimitris Drikakis discovered that even in a light breeze of 4 kph, saliva travels 18 feet in just 5 seconds. This finding makes the six-feet rule null and void.

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“The droplet cloud will affect both adults and children of different heights,” Drikakis said. “Shorter adults and children could be at higher risk if they are located within the trajectory of the travelling saliva droplets.”…