Talk:Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Measures in Germany
Germany has implemented much stricter measures than are listed here. As mentioned in 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Germany, there is actually a curfew in place in 5 of the 16 German federal states since 22nd of March 2020. Also, two other federal states will not let anyone in who does not have their permanent residency or place of work there, which is a very drastic measure to be taken within a federal state. 94.134.174.40 (talk) 14:13, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Measures in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka had a 52 day lockdown from March 21 and they repealed it today on May 11. It was mainly a nationwide curfew that regulated people from leaving their homes except for essential errands and emergencies. Sri Lanka is now viewed as successful in controlling the pandemic: from being the 16th highest risk country in March to the 9th least affected country in May. I included a link to a Sri Lankan newspaper story to verify my edit on what's going on. Should we include Sri Lanka's case in the article or not? 2605:E000:100D:C571:7D82:A683:E434:DB3D (talk) 03:47, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Organizing the article differently
For the most part, the article is organized by country and, for the United States, by state. I'm not sure that this is the best way because this leads to a lot of section titles (and therefore a very long table of contents) and relatively small sections (epitomized in this article by 44 separate sections, each with only one line about when a different state, territory, or Washington D.C. issued a stay at home order), each location with a section in this article already has an article abut the COVID-19 pandemic in that location, and some of those locations even have their own articles about social distancing in those locations. I therefore propose that the article instead be divided into different actions that form part of social distancing, such as working from home, limiting crowd sizes, and virtual school. Care to differ or discuss with me? The Nth User 03:44, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Rubbish
The article claims that a 6ft or 2 meter distancing is the recommendation outside of the USA, but provides no relevant references. I've read reputable articles claiming that "the" distance varies from 0.5 meters (about 1.5 ft) to 1 meter to 6 ft. and that there is zero published work demonstrating any effectiveness with any distance. (Granted that logic demands that at sufficiently extreme distances, no transmission is possible, and that at large separation, the risks must surely be low.)This article confuses what has been recommended in the USA (by the CDC) with what has been generally accepted throughout the world. It should stick to what it knows (the CDC reference for the US Federal Government is solid). If it knows of other Nations, states, etc. which share the same 'social distancing measures' (unlikely if the cultures are significantly different), then the relevant citation must be provided. I suggest that the scope of this article be reduced to "Social distancing measures in the USA" unless verifiable references are provided soon.174.130.70.61 (talk) 21:47, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Splitting portions to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
I think everything relating to government-mandated measures should be split to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. The reasoning is simple: a stay-at-home order or an order that people stay 2 meters apart when gathering is not a social distancing measure, it is an order mandating a social distancing measure, which is conceptually distinct. Most obviously, mandating something by law does not mean that 100% of people will do it, and enforcement has its own downsides even when effective. Please feel free to comment on whether that makes sense.  Kudu ~I/O~ 22:22, 13 June 2020 (UTC)