Actor Kevin Bacon has repurposed the 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' concept to encourage people to practise social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Taking to social media, Bacon wrote: "Hi, folks. You know me, right? I'm technically only six degrees away from you.
Hey everybody, now it's so important to STAY HOME and keep our distance from others. Join me and post a video or photo with a sign like this, with #IStayHomeFor, telling who you are staying home for, & tag 6 friends. Let's work together to stay home and keep each other safe. pic.twitter.com/ybv63bE42t
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) March 18, 2020
"Right now, like people around the world, I'm staying home, because it saves lives and it is the only way we're going to slow down the spread of this coronavirus.
"Because the contact that you make with someone, who makes contact with someone else, that may be what makes somebody's mom or grandpa or wife sick."
"Every one of us has someone who is worth staying home for," Bacon continued, telling people that his wife and fellow actor Kyra Sedgwick is his reason for being so careful.
He then asked his followers to post a similar video or photo wIth the hashtag #IStayHomeFor and to tag six other people in the process.
"The more folks involved, the merrier – we're all connected by various degrees (Trust me, I know!)," he wrote in the accompanying caption.
