On March 22, 2020, Germany banned public gatherings of more than two people. Older adults and those with underlying health conditions like diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease, hypertension, or a weakened immune system are at increased risk for serious illness and complications. They have thus been asked by the CDC to stay at home as much as possible in areas affected by the epidemic. At the end of March 2020, the WHO and other health organizations began replacing the term "social distancing" with "physical distancing", to clarify the goal of reducing physical contact by preserving social connections, whether either virtually or by keeping a distance.
Tarehe 22 Machi 2020, Ujerumani ilipiga marufuku mkusanyiko wa umma zaidi ya watu wawili.Watu wazee na walw walio na hali za afya kama vile kisukari, ugonjwa wa moyo, ugonjwa wa kupumua, shinikizo la damu, na mfumo wa kinga ya mwili iliyoathirika huwa na hatari kubwa ya ugonjwa mahututi na matatizo na wameshauriwa na CDC kukaa nyumbani mara kadhaa iwezekanavyo katika sehemu ya kuzuka kwa ugonjwa katika jamii.Kuelekea mwisho wa Machi 2020, WHO na mashirika mengine ya afya walianza kubadilisha neno &quot;kutotangamana na watu&quot; na &quot;kudumisha umbali na watu&quot;, kufafanua kuwa lengo ni kupunguza kugusana moja kwa moja ilhali ukidumisha uhusiano wa kijamii, ikiwa mtandaoni au kwa umbali.