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Six feet may not be enough social distance

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While indoors, researchers believe you may need more social distancing

FOX News - You may need a bit of extra space when you're indoors.

The six-feet of distance recommended by the World Health Organization may not be enough to limit the transmission of COVID-19.

According to a study published in ScienceMag.org, particles can accumulate and remain infectious for hours indoors, where they can be easily inhaled.

The researchers also say virus-containing droplets and aerosols exhaled from infected individuals during breathing, speaking, coughing, and sneezing may follow air flows over distances further than six-feet.

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