Supermaket sign about social distancing

A4 dark green Waitrose sign used on the shop floor in during the first lockdown in 2020 "A Safe Distance Please could we ask you to stay two metres apart while shopping - help us keep you and our Partners safe. Thank you", from Waitrose & Partners, Finchley and of the type used in Waitrose shops during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020

Staying at least two metres apart and not socialising with anyone you did not live with was the strictest version of social distancing in England. People were reminded of the rules by signs and by staff. It is estimated that spending more than 15 minutes within two metres of a person with COVID-19 can pass on the virus. Many businesses and public spaces developed ways of giving people indicators of how far apart they should be.