Table 1.
Examples of precision physical distancing guidelines
| Restaurant |
| Seating capacity restricted based on specific assessment of sufficient distancing based on configuration of the establishment |
| All customers seated until given permission to circulate by management (e.g., to exit or use toilet facilities) |
| Controlled entry and exit to ensure spacing |
| Tables must be at least 2 m apart, with tape or chalk lines on the floor to mark out spacing and pathways to exits and toilet facilities |
| Maximum of two people per table, not seated face-to-face (to avoid droplet deposition on mucous membranes during speaking, coughing or sneezing) |
| No touching between clients or staff |
| Hand sanitizer and public health message on precision physical distancing and healthy practices to avoid COVID-19 placed on each table |
| Servers must wear masks at all times |
| Tables and chairs are decontaminated between customers |
| Local food market |
| Controlled entry and exit to ensure spacing |
| Entry restricted based on specific assessment of sufficient distancing based on configuration of the market |
| Every other stall left empty, with monitors to reinforce and control flow (e.g., movement between stalls) |
| No more than two people at a time per stall |
| Hand sanitizer or sanitation station with soap and water placed in front of each stall |
| Surfaces where client–seller interface occurs decontaminated after each client interaction, with complete decontamination of market at the end of each day |
| Sporting event* |
| Controlled entry and exit to ensure spacing |
| Seating capacity restricted based on specific assessment of sufficient distancing based on the configuration of the venue and section of stands |
| Every other seat left empty, with monitors in each section to reinforce and control movement and flow (e.g., to exit or use toilet facilities) |
| Hand sanitizer or sanitation station with soap and water placed at entrance to each section of stands |
| No food or drink sold |
| Stadium decontaminated after each game |
*
In some settings, additional measures could be used to safely “unlock,” such as targeted laboratory testing to ensure safety of players engaged in sporting events. For example, a point-of-care assay for COVID-19, for which research and development are rapidly advancing, could be used for a football game to be safely played and televised to a public eager to return to the distractions that they love, after ensuring that all players tested negative via rapid test performed just hours before the game.