Florida’s Leon County Tells Residents to Stand “One Alligator” Between People

Officials all over the Leon country in Florida can't stop stressing the importance of practicing social distancing to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

CNN reports that now leaders in Leon County, Florida, are giving people an interesting visual to help them maintain the proper distance from others.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes social distancing as "remaining out of congregate settings, avoiding mass gatherings and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) from others when possible."

This is because when someone coughs or sneezes, small drops of liquid spray from their nose or mouth. If you're standing too close, you can breathe in the droplets, which may contain the coronavirus if the person coughing is infected, according to the World Health Organization.

Other ways to visualize 6 feet include imagining two golden retrievers, the width of an average sedan, a sofa, a dining room table, or the length of a mattress.