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{"id":514,"date":"2020-03-30T10:14:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthmedguru.com\/?p=514"},"modified":"2020-03-30T10:14:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:14:41","slug":"social-distancing-vs-self-isolation-vs-quarantine-heres-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedguru.com\/social-distancing-vs-self-isolation-vs-quarantine-heres-all-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Distancing vs. Self-Isolation vs. Quarantine \u2013 What’s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

S<\/span>ocial distancing has become a mantra of safety these days.\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> caused by Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is making the world sick. And at such a time, people are being advised to stay away from each other. Country after country is going into partial or total lockdown. Even a populous country like India is under total lockdown, shutting its 1.3 billion people within their homes. Even in areas that are not under lockdown, authorities are taking various measures of social separation.<\/p>\n

Words like Social Distancing, Self-Isolation, Self-Quarantine, Lockdown are the buzzwords of these trying times. But what do they mean? What\u2019s the difference between Social Distancing, Self-Isolation, Self-Quarantine, and Lockdown? Let us explain.<\/p>\n

Difference between Social Distancing, Self-Isolation, Self-Quarantine, Lockdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Social Distancing:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Social distancing means “remaining out of congregate settings, avoiding mass gatherings, and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) from others when possible.<\/em>” Simply speaking, it means \u2014 reduce contact with other people.<\/p>\n