Drawing on video footage of a public shopping street in Amsterdam between May 21 and June 4 2020, this study provides insight into five topics regarding social distancing compliance and face-mask behavior in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key results are as follows: 1) Violations of the 1.5-meters distance directive are commonplace in public space. 2) People crowding is strongly positively associated with the rate of social distancing violations, suggesting that distancing violations may potentially be regulated through pedestrian movement management. 3) Most people wear their face-mask correctly, covering both the mouth and the nose. 4) Face-masks are not associated with social distancing behavior, alleviating the concern that face-masks may lead to less adherence to social distancing measures. 5) Face-masks are either not associated or negatively associated with face-touching, indicating that face-masks do not seem to have an adverse face-touching effect.
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