US weighs 3-foot distancing rule, a major change: Fauci

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The United States' top pandemic advisor said on Sunday (Mar 14) that authorities were considering cutting social distancing rules to three feet ...

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Anthony Fauci, a world-respected figure during the coronavirus crisis, said experts at the Centers for Disease Control were examining a Massachusetts study that found"no substantial difference" in COVID-19 cases in schools observing six-foot and three-foot rules.Asked on CNN's"State of the Union" show whether that meant that a three-foot separation was sufficient, Fauci replied,"It does, indeed.

The six-foot social distancing rule has been a widely-adopted global measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, along with mask-wearing and hand-washing. The study led by the Beth Deaconess Medical Center in Massachusetts, surveying 251 school districts, found"no substantial difference in the number of cases of COVID-19 among either students or staff" between those observing the three- and six-foot rules when all wore masks.

 

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