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or small groups of contacts who could be treated as if they lived in the same household.
The first limited contact to people in the immediate neighbourhood and the second to regular contacts, such as friends and colleagues.The third involved creating a social bubble with people from other households, who did not form further bubbles.Researcher Dr Per Block said people within each group would not have to stayBut they would need to maintain social distancing with outsiders, such as those they see in the supermarket.
“What that means is that you don't meet haphazard contacts - such as that person you see once in a while only for specific activities, you don't meet blind dates or“The third scenario is very similar to what's been talked about as social bubbles, which basically is to keep sticking to the same people.Dr Per BlockDr Block said two of the scenarios could potentially be combined but interactions would need to be reduced to lower the risk.
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