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The CDC recommends people stay about six feet apart to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. So, how far is that?

Well, as Florida puts it, about the length of an alligator.

Leon County is releasing this visual aid for residents – they note it should be a large alligator. The distance is to avoid the spread of respiratory droplets from infected people to healthy ones.