Calling for a Change to ‘Physical distancing’ in-lieu of ‘Social distancing’: Does it Happened?

Abstract

Social distancing is a term applied to certain actions that are taken by Public Health officials to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious disease. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase ‘social distancing’ received massive attention in the mainstream and social media. It was adopted as a universal precaution to stop the coronavirus pandemic. However, after quite a few weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak, scholars discussed whether the term was, in fact, misleading and could be counterproductive. And there was a call for a Change in the term to ‘Physical Distancing’. This write-up is around the discussion of ‘social distancing versus physical distancing’