We regularly answer frequently asked questions about life in the era of COVID-19. If you have a question ... Sponsor Message And I tried to stay 6 feet away from … well, everyone in public.

But it was never meant to be an ironclad guarantee — and as we know now, COVID-19 also spreads through aerosols that can travel more than 6 feet. "In my view it was interpreted in too many ...

By now, you've probably heard that to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, people need to adopt social distancing measures — including remaining at least 6 feet (about 1.8 meters) apart from anyone they ...

The current guidance for safe social distancing may not be enough to stop the spread of COVID-19, a new analysis suggests. In the report, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

The idea also took hold when public health experts initially believed that the coronavirus was often transmitted by droplets expelled by infected people, which could land several feet away ...

While the debate continues over how schools can safely reopen in the fall, a guideline that says students should be kept 6 feet apart to reduce the chance of spreading the COVID-19 virus is being ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- One of the best ways to slow the spread of COVID-19 is to practice social distancing. Experts recommend that individuals stay 6 feet away from each other in order to thwart infection.

Making space to separate students and teachers remains one of the biggest challenges to in-person instruction during the pandemic, and many administrators are dismayed that the Centers for Disease ...

Can the new coronavirus move more than 6 feet through the air? Research indicates it can, but it's not clear how much of the pandemic is caused by such cases. People spray liquid droplets of ...