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OUH Blue Keep a Safe Distance Banner

Inventory Number 18617.1


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.18617.1

Brief Description
This banner was used in main circulation areas of Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was banners ordered in June 2020. Jo Lennon says : “….We deliberately didn’t put in ‘keep 2 metres apart’ in case the rules changed. There was a lot of flux in those early weeks!” [As of Jan 2023] they are still in place in areas where patients are particularly vulnerable such as the cancer and transplant treatment areas.
Subject
COVID-19
Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
REMEMBER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE AT ALL TIMES
Other inscriptions
NHS Oxford Univeristy Hospital PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. SAVE LIVES
Object type
Banner
Dimensions
Height: 80mm Width: 835mm Depth: 195mm Weight: 5.1kg
Inventory No
18617.1

Description

7ft blue pull up banner from NHS Oxford University Hospitals reading ‘Remember to keep a safe distance at all times’