Social distancing is a new term came into use in early weeks of 2020.It is a set of social rules which we should follow in order to keep ourselves apart from each other and keep ourselves safe from corona virus.
Entire change in the life style
In December 2019 during Christmas celebrations nobody could imagine that world is going to face a disease which will prove to be a game changer for the mankind .This disease was Covid19 which entirely changed our life style and totally destroyed our social life.
Concept of social distancing
After the great loss of lives in China the health experts advised people to remain at a certain distance from each other to avoid the spread of the virus .In March2020 Covid19reached across Europe and America where the loss of lives started at a very high rate .Now for the first time experts used the term social distance "which insisted people to maintain a sufficient distance from each other. With the course of time many instructions were added to the social distancing behavior but the basic instructions being discussed under the social distancing terminology were as follows
1- Do not shake hands ,hug or kiss each other
2-Do not touch each other and public contact objects like railing ,phone booths ,door bells and door ■■■■■
3-Wear mask to avoid tiny mucous droplets from the nose or the mouth of any infected person near you
4-Try to live at home and do not go out until necessary
Is social distancing a self care?
Yes social distancing is a self care which we adopt to avoid the transmission of virus from an infected person to ourselves or to transmit the virus from ourselves to the others .So always keep away from a person without mask , with runny nose, red eyes ,coughing ,sneezing, or red face .Sanitize your hands again and again.
Relation of face mask and sanitization with social distancing
Face mask and sanitizer are the part of social distancing and are helpful for us to keep safe from virus. .As the experts claim that a face mask can lower the risk of viral transmission upto90%.
Social distancing habit or behavior
Although social distancing is a set of behaviors but it has changed our concept about diseases and we would have to adopt it as a habit.
Social distancing and survival
Is human survival dependent upon social distancing ?In a way yes and in away no. Social distancing has become a key factor to save us from covid19 and other upcoming fatal viral infections predicted by health experts .However, only social distancing can not save us from all this ,we would have to make advanced vaccines to cope with all new strains of virus and make our bodies enough strong to create immunity against such diseases.
Will social distancing end up
I think no and never .We are creating a mindset of our next generation to keep apart from each other in order to survive .The new generation is acting seriously upon the social distancing both at homes and schools. They can never ignore or forget it ,so the new generation will never leave social distancing and adopt it as a habit .So we can say social distancing will never end up.
Summary
Social distancing is a new term used to represent a set of precautions to avoid direct contact with other people or objects .It is highly recommended by the health experts to adopt social distancing as a habit .This habit is a key factor to save us from covid19 and other fatal viral infections going to hit mankind in future.