Think the elbow-bump will catch on?
At Virchow hospital in Berlin, doctors not only stopped shaking hands with their patients – even non-contagious ones – but are encouraging them to follow the example as cases in Germany exceeded 200.In other countries, health officials are advising the public to avoid friendly kissing, or a quick peck in either one or both cheeks as a way to say hello.
In Spain, a country rooted with a strong tradition of cheek-kissing in social as well as many professional exchanges, has been continuing the practice unabated. Spain has registered more than 150 coronavirus infections.Fist bumps and high-fivesfound that nearly twice as many bacteria were transferred with a handshake compared with a high-five and that transmission was even lower for fist bumps.
Germ transmission doesn’t just vary with the type of greeting or how long it is, but it also depends on the force of contact. Scientists involved with the study also said the different parts of the hand also would have higher or lower transmission.Instead of handshakes or high-fives, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams introduced the elbow bump at a news conference in Connecticut as a possible alternative to avoid the coronavirus.
Other world leaders are also adopting the elbow bump. World Health Organization Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward was photographedThe CDC notes the virus spreads when people are within six feet apart. “Respiratory droplets” when an infected person coughs or sneezes, “can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs,” CDC said.
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