How far can the SARS-CoV-2 travel from person to person? The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that social distancing should be six-feet away from each other. However, one study shows that the virus could easily be spread in a distance of 26 feet away-- over four queen-size beds-- especially in a colder area. Here's the study.
How far should you be around strangers?
One of the best advice of the health agencies is for people to stay in the comfort of their homes. In this way, there will be less interaction with strangers that could have the viral disease or vice versa.
However, due to the new German study, people are now asking whether staying indoors is now a dangerous thing.
As of now, there are still no studies saying that staying indoors at your home is not the best thing to do amid pandemic. In fact, Dr. Simon Clarke, a cellular microbiologist at the University of Reading, does not confirm that colder environments are bad for humans.
"One assumes - but it's just an idea - that the cold environment makes people more susceptible to the virus. Cold weather irritates the airways and the cells become more susceptible to viral infection," said him.
