Home » News » Two-metre social distancing rule based on ‘outdated’ science – droplets can travel up to 8 metres Two-metre social distancing rule based on ‘outdated’ science – droplets can travel up to 8 metres Leave a Comment / News / By InterWeb SA / August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020 A new study by the British Medical Journal finds that the two-metre social distancing rule around Covid-19, is based on outdated science.