That does sound like a reasonable idea. In Italy they're saying to keep at least 1m between people whenever they're in public, so restaurants are rearranging their tables to accommodate it.
Apparently a cough can spray up to 2m in distance, then fall to the floor, so enforcing at least some distance won't hurt at all.
Don’t do a facepalm 🤦♀️. We aren’t supposed to touch our faces. And we have to shake elbows instead of hands.