How many points are needed to place in a $2 \times 5$ rectangle to make sure there are $2$ points with distance less (not equal) than $\sqrt2$?

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At least how many points are needed to place in a $2 \times 5$ rectangle to make sure there are $2$ points with distance less (not equal) than $\sqrt{2}$?

I guess the answer is $10$, but I don't have any proof. It's also trivial that the answer is either 10 or 11.

Example with 9 points: pic