A carpenter has thought up an ingenious way to help people ensure they are correctly social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the UK being placed on a lockdown yesterday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson thousands of people will still be forced to leave their homes to go to work or make an essential journey.
Roy Grey, from Walsall, has recorded a short video to help people keep two metres apart as recommended by health chiefs.
In the clip, the 55-year-old explains how two metres is the same height as an average front door.
Roy told Mirror Online he decided to record the video after he went for a walk in a park and witnessed people were struggling to correctly ensure they were social distancing the right way.
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He said: "I was looking at people trying to keep apart but some were still too close.
"I'm a carpenter so I use measurements all the time but no one really does that in their every day life unless you are buying a sofa or a fridge and need to make sure it fits."
Roy, a carpenter of 40 years who runs Heritage Joinery and previously worked on BBC makeover programmes Trading Up and House Calls, explained how he came up with the idea for his now viral video.
"No matter what everyone knows what a front door is," he said.
"There's one in every home and everyone walks pass one so can relate to its size.
"I just want to get the message across and I hope this can help people so as a country we can successfully get rid of coronavirus."
It comes after Mr Johnson unveiled a series of harder measures in the nation's fight against COVID-19.
Residents are only allowed out in four strict circumstances: to collect vital food and medicines, to exercise once per day, to attend medical appointments or to travel to essential places of work if they cannot work from home.
Social gatherings of more than two people face being broken up by police - and Brits can now be fined for leaving their homes without a valid reason.
Meanwhile, all non-essential businesses were ordered to cease trading at midnight.
This comes after the UK death toll from coronavirus yesterday hit 335 after 46 new deaths in the last 24 hours in England were announced by the NHS.
