The leading infectious disease expert said an end to handshaking could also cut the number of influenza cases.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases director, said Americans should never shake hands again, in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and other diseases.Wall Street Journal
He also suggested that people might want to wear"cloth face protection" if they could not avoid being within six feet of others as life starts its return to normal. "So I don't think you should judge the use or not of masks and physical separation what you see with the task force for the rest of the country, it really is different."
"But when this goes down, and gets down to almost zero, when we get to that, then I think what's important... there is an antibody test that will be widely distributed pretty soon, in the next few weeks, that will allow you to know whether or not you've actually been infected." "I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you. Not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease, it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country."President Trump revealed at the end of last month thatwould be extended until April 30. He also warned that he expected the novel coronavirus death toll to peak in a couple of weeks.
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