Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Williams, Nerys

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqaa072

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“…The practice of social distancing is also performed by 90% subjects by redesigning the company premises with the principle of physical distancing wherever possible. Whereas we did not ask specifically the distance enforced at respective companies, the WHO advised the minimum distance of 1 meter to be applied at the workplace including on the meeting or event [24], while other countries put different minimum distances from 1.5m to 2m on public setting [29]. Safe distancing shall be enforced on the workplaces where the interaction between employees and customers is inevitable, such as banks, hotels, and retails stores [30].…”

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Assessment of precautionary measures against COVID-19 in Indonesian workplaces

Pratama¹,

Supriyadi²,

Sari

2021

IJPHS

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As the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic spread across Indonesia, the precautionary measures have been taken by nearly all stakeholders, including industries and employers. The purpose of this study is to assess the measures took against COVID-19 pandemic in the workplaces across the country. This research involved participants from 103 different companies using a questionnaire adapted from Better Work Indonesia (BWI), occupational safety and health association (OSHA) and centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) COVID-19 guidelines. The data analysis conducted with descriptive statistics that resulted with the following key findings. Indonesian companies have taken precautionary measures against COVID-19 at their workplace. Most aspects of COVID-19 preventive measures: policy and procedure, operational aspect, health and safety, and external activities have been observed by the vast majority of the subjects. This study found that among 30 COVID-19 programs, the emergency exercise at work was the only one that had not been conducted by more than half of respondents. As the number of active cases still growing at the time this study conducted, all precautionary measures against COVID-19 shall be carried out with consistency by the company management).

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Assessment of precautionary measures against COVID-19 in Indonesian workplaces

Pratama¹,

Supriyadi²,

Sari

2021

IJPHS

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“…Therefore, a social distance of 1 m is advised by the World Health Organization (WHO), Singapore, and Hong Kong. In Australia, its 1.5 m and the USA advise 1.8 m (the equivalent of 6 feet), and the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand favor 2 m [36]. However, respiratory droplets can spread over 6 feet as well and the best way to protect is to stay indoors and self-isolation.…”

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Transmission, Stability, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Management of COVID 19

Dias

Rathnayaka

2020

AJRID

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COVID 19 can be considered as the most devastating pandemics that happened in the 21st century. Many researches on its virology, epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis, and treatments are ongoing. Studies on the causative virus of COVID 19 has been successfully carried out. Its genome has been sequenced, analyzed and compared with other corona viruses in those studies. Some studies on disease transmission also been carried out and as an outcome of those studies, information about the stability of the virus in different conditions and sources of disease transmission are available. Symptoms of the disease also been successfully identified and diagnosis methods to identify infected patients are also been developed. Preventive measures for the disease also been published and implemented in many countries. However, at the time of writing, there is no permanent cure for this viral infection and it would take time to develop a vaccine and/or other medicine for this disease.

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“…The USA advises 1.8 meter and the UK, Ireland and New Zealand favor 2 meter. 23 In Nepal, the recommended minimum safe social distance is 1 meter.…”

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Public’s Knowledge and Beliefs towards Universal Safety Precautions during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: A web-based Cross-Sectional Study

Sarraf

Gupta

Keshwar

2020

J. Drug Delivery Ther.

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Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared as a global pandemic. In the absence of vaccines or specific drugs for COVID-19, a better understanding and implementation of universal safety precautions is essential for the prevention of COVID-19 virus infection globally. People’s adherence to the universal precautions safety measures against COVID-19 is essential which is largely affected by their knowledge and belief. Objectives: To assess the public’s knowledge and belief toward the universal safety precautions during COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional web-based online survey was conducted in general public in Nepal during April, 2020. A self-designed questionnaire was prepared using Google forms via docs.google.com/forms for the collection of the data. The study participants were grouped into two categories according to their level of knowledge: excellent (score 80% and above) and average (score less than 80%). Descriptive statistics mean, frequency and percentage were used to analyze the data. Results: Out of 228, majority were male (90.4%) and aged 36-45 years (36%). Mean knowledge score was 4.68±1.41. Most of them (57.9%) had average knowledge. Average of the correct responses in the knowledge and belief domain were found to be 66.9% and 71.2% respectively. Majority of the public (55.3%) believed that home-made alcohol-based hand sanitizer is equally effective to factory-made standard sanitizer against COVID-19 virus. Conclusion: Knowledge toward universal safety precautions against COVID-19 were average among the majority of the public. There was gap between knowledge and belief domain. There is an unmet need for long term educational interventions among the public regarding the preventive methods against COVID-19. Keywords: Knowledge; Belief; COVID-19; Nepal; Public; Universal safety precautions.

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Social Distancing in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Cited by 16 publications

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Assessment of precautionary measures against COVID-19 in Indonesian workplaces

Assessment of precautionary measures against COVID-19 in Indonesian workplaces

Transmission, Stability, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Management of COVID 19

Public’s Knowledge and Beliefs towards Universal Safety Precautions during COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: A web-based Cross-Sectional Study

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