LSC-CyFair Library Guides: **COVID-19**: Social Distancing

Social Distancing

The virus can easily spread in dense places — in a packed subway car, for example, or at a rally or concert.

Social distancing refers to measures that are taken to increase the physical space between people to slow the spread of the virus. Examples include working from home, school closures and the postponement or cancellation of mass gatherings, such as the South by Southwest music, technology and film conference.

By maintaining a distance of six feet from others when possible, people may limit the spread of the virus.

- Jenny Gross and Mariel Padilla. "From Pandemic to Social Distancing: A Coronavirus Glossary." The New York Times.

CDC: Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
"When a novel virus with pandemic potential emerges, nonpharmaceutical interventions, which will be called community mitigation strategies in this document, often
are the most readily available interventions to help slow transmission of the virus in communities. Community mitigation is a set of actions that persons and communities can take to help slow the spread of respiratory virus infections. Community mitigation is especially important before a vaccine or drug becomes widely available.
The following is a framework for actions which local and state health departments can recommend in their community to both prepare for and mitigate community transmission of COVID-19 in the United States. Selection and implementation of these actions should be guided by the local characteristics of disease transmission, demographics, and public health and healthcare system capacity."
The Atlantic: The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Social Distancing’
"Experts weigh in on whether you should cancel your dates, dinner parties, and gym sessions."
Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Social Distancing Measures
Flatten the Curve