The highly contagious novel coronavirus caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, rapidly transformed into a pandemic.

Researchers examine the dynamics of social distancing practices, common defense against the spread of COVID-19, through the lens of particle-based flow simulations. The study models social distance as ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. This week in COVID-19 news, a new study said silent transmission may be responsible for half of ...

Along with the use of face masks, social distancing in public remains one of the most practiced front-line defenses against the spread of COVID-19. However, flows of pedestrians, including those ...

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.

Research to be presented at the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition finds that social distancing requirements and masking were effective at stopping spread of flu and ...

"It's nice to have something happy going on right now." Despite social distancing practices during the novel coronavirus pandemic, one neighborhood has come up with a creative way to keep its annual ...

In my previous post, I wrote about Why You Need to Stay Connected While Social Distancing. In this post, I’m writing about why you need to maintain the social distancing. The primary reason to stay at ...