COVID-19: Is 'Social Distancing' a mistake, which WHO is now trying to rectify through 'Physical Distancing'?

COVID-19: Is 'Social Distancing' a mistake, which WHO is now trying to rectify through 'Physical Distancing'?

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a term most commonly used worldwide is the term 'social distancing'. In order to prevent further spread of SARS-COV-2, the new coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, a policy of 'social distancing' (social distance) is being adopted in many countries including India.
COVID-19: Is 'Social Distancing' a mistake, which WHO is now trying to rectify through 'Physical Distancing'?
COVID-19: Is 'Social Distancing' a mistake, which WHO is now trying to rectify through 'Physical Distancing'?



Due to this, crores of people have locked themselves in homes while keeping a distance from each other. But now this 'social distancing' policy is being challenged with a new term 'physical distancing'.

What is the opinion of experts

In fact, many medical experts say that 'physical distancing' (physical distance) among people is a better option than social distancing. This is being said at a time when the World Health Organization has started using the term 'physical distancing' instead of social distancing itself. Many medical experts have described this new terminology of WHO as a step in the 'right direction'.

The timeline associated with COVID-19 on the WHO official website states that this UN branch is now changing the terminology of keeping people away from the coronavirus.

At the same time, the international report states that on 20 March, WHO officials said in a statement that maintaining the physical distancing is very important due to this epidemic, which does not mean that we are socially loving our family more. Are different from people.

WAO's epidemiologist (epidemiologist) Maria van Kerkhov said, "Today the technology is of such a level that we can be connected to each other in many ways without physical presence." Therefore, we are now starting to call physical distancing as a place of 'social distancing' under change, because we want people to be connected to each other.

Don't misinterpret it

What the WHO said does not mean that people should leave their homes and start mixing as before. Its purpose is to state that 'social distancing' means to maintain physical distance from each other.

But since many people consider this distance as 'cutting off from society' or 'shutting down the conversation' due to the word 'social' (so that they don't fall prey to illness), its psychological and social side effects are taken into account Keeping. Now, the term Physical Distancing has been introduced. In such a situation, it is likely that soon, physical distancing will become prevalent in place of 'social distancing'.

Importance of this change for India


It is now realized that instead of 'social distancing', physical distancing will soon be used on international media and other platforms. It has great importance in the context of India because the term 'social distancing' has become very popular from the government to the common people. The government is using this term in every campaign related to the coronavirus.

Although in the case of COVID-19, the Government of India is following the instructions of WHO, it is possible that the new terminology may be seen at the government level. It remains to be seen what steps she has taken to explain the true meaning of the term 'social distancing' which has made its place in the minds of common people here.
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