Reason and communication: digital form of communication in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Covid 19 pandemic with its imposed measures of isolation and physical distancing had a major impact on people. In this editorial we recommend the use of the phrase physical distancing, much more appropriate than social distancing. Physical distancing involves a distance between two or more people in a social context. This distance cannot be less than 1.5 meters. This minimum distance can allow people to maintain both their privacy and the space needed to avoid physical contact, preserve their safety and at the same time give people the opportunity to be active in social contexts. Social distancing seems to have a dose of accentuated radicalism and implies isolation or self-isolation, i.e. a total distance from people and society.