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How safe is it to go to outdoor nature parks during circuit breaker?
Since the circuit breaker announcement, I have noticed that there is an insurgence of Singaporeans heading down to their nearest nature park or reservoir to get exercise or go for walks. At this point, even stadiums have been shut down due to overcrowding. Would you still recommend going to these parks just to get some fresh air as a responsible person (not going in groups for example)? From what I understand, being outdoors is less risky as seen from how European coutries used to allow joggers to run in parks and forests so long as you are 1m apart. Thank you!
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For your interest, this article talks about a Belgian-Dutch study which suggested that safe distance when running, biking and walking during COVID-19 times is further than the typical 1–2 meter as prescribed in different countries!
In summary, the article suggested:
“for walking the distance of people moving in the same direction in 1 line should be at least 4–5 meter, for running and slow biking it should be 10 meters and for hard biking at least 20 meters.”
https://medium.com/@jurgenthoelen/belgian-dutch-study-why-in-times-of-covid-19-you-can-not-walk-run-bike-close-to-each-other-a5df19c77d08
In addition, Paris has also started to ban daytime jogging as outlined in the article below:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/paris-bans-daytime-jogging-to-fight-spread-of-covid-19-12618872?cid=FBcna
Henceforth, although the nature parks in Singapore are open air and safer than in confined spaces like indoor gyms, it is prudent for one to observe safe distancing measures to protect yourself and minimise travel to further curb the spread of covid-19.