the train while maintaining physical distancing said dileep roy who had come to habibganj railway station to see off his mother to raipurwomen who are more particular about maintaining physical distancing often give it up as they start looking for fresh vegetables fruits at the shop of a roadside vendor and not to forget group of men and women in slum areas sitting and chatting in groups without wearing masks or maintaining safe distance despite the district administration reminding time and again that this kind of behaviour led to spread of the virus in jehangirabad and many other densely populated colonies the latest being banganga in roshanpura and ews colony in kotrabox touch is basic human behaviour people will take time to change expertsbhopal for traders and customers alike social distancing of 6 feet has been recommended by centre for disease control and prevention cdc psychiatrists however say that touch is one of the basic components of human behaviour thus it will take time to bring about change many feel it becomes impractical at times despite good intentions a shopkeeper in mp nagar wishing anonymity said we have barricaded counters of our shops with ropes but how to maintain social distance while taking money or giving goods to the customers i feel 3 feet distance is more maintainable than 6 feetpsychiatrist dr satyakant trivedi explained this behaviour as he said nonverbal communication which includes touch and proximity is one of the major components of human behaviour it is due to this fact that we tend to come closer but there is no other option social distancing needs to be maintained for it we need continuous discussion and communication about the benefits of social distancing social distancing not only reduces the chances of getting us infected but even if one is infected despite maintaining social distancing there would be less viral load and infection would be mild