Social Distancing Helps Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019

(COVID-19) caused by the transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared
a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March
2020. Based on the WHO database, more than 44.4 million cases have been confirmed, with
more than 1.17 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 as of October 2020. In addition, WHO
and other health organizations recommends everyone to stay at their home and stay safe inside.
With that in mind, everyone should stay inside their house during this pandemic to prevent and
reduce the number of COVID-19 cases.
First of all, social distancing helps prevent the spread of the outbreak. COVID-19 spreads
mainly among people who are in close contact (within about 6 feet) for a prolonged period.
Spread happens when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks; and droplets from their mouth
or nose are launched into the air and land in the mouths or noses of people nearby. The virus can
spread from person to people, meaning that a person can infect more than just one other person.
The fewer people you are around, the lower your chance of infection.
Second, you might have physically contacted or in close distance with someone who has
COVID-19; therefore, you could spread the virus without knowing it. COVID-19 can live for
hours or days on a surface, depending on the factors such as sunlight, humidity, and the type of
surface. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that
has the virus on it and then touching their mouths, noses, and eyes. Social distancing helps limit
the chance to have contact with contaminated surfaces and infected people outside the home.
The third is, staying at home helps recover properly. Especially when you are already
feeling sick, your immune system is weak. Going outside will increase the susceptibility of
infection and it will take a longer period of time to recover. Staying at home will give you
enough time to rest, maintaining physical and mental well-being until completely recover.
In conclusion, there are many reasons why social distancing is important to prevent the
spread of COVID-19. Other than the virus is highly transmittable, spreads from person to people,
social distancing is also recommended to help you recover properly. At least this is what we can
do, as the participation of assisting the governments to stop the worsen of COVID-19 outbreak.

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