Out of touch. Stick with the two metre rule, whatever the prime minister says
2020
150
8-10
epidemic disease ; government attitude ; disease control ; safe distances ; safe working methods ; trade union document
Occupational risks
English
"In most normal social or workplace circumstances, 1 metre physical distancing is tantamount to no physical distancing at all. In a Covid-19 pandemic, it might increase the risk of infection 10-fold, government advisers have warned. But Boris Johnson ignored the science, finds Hazards editor Rory O'Neill, and moved to a new 1 metre rule regardless."
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