It started centuries ago as a symbol of peace, a gesture to prove you weren’t holding a weapon. Over time it became part of almost every social, religious, professional, business and sporting exchange. But COVID19 has forced a rethink of the handshake.
LOS ANGELES— It started centuries ago as a symbol of peace, a gesture to prove you weren’t holding a weapon, and over time it became part of almost everyBut the new coronavirus has forced a rethink of the handshake. No matter how friendly, it is an exchange of potentially infectious microorganisms.
But if it is no longer automatically acceptable, what will replace the handshake as a fixture of post-coronavirusetiquette? A fist or elbow bump? Maybe a traditional Japanese bow or hat doff? How about Spock’s Vulcan salute from Star Trek?beings. When we meet one another, we press flesh. We take our largest organ, skin, and mash it together with someone else’s – naked. In the middle of the coronavirus it has become clear just how intimate such a gesture is.
Scientists can also show us viruses. Those must be studied in animal cells, in a mosaic of tiny semi-circles that scientists often stain purple or red.Gerba studies the movement of viruses. He’ll put a virus on an office doorknob or in a hotel room or someone’s home. Gerba says he himself stopped shaking hands during the first SARS outbreak, in 2003. “I always say I have a cold,” he says. “That way I don’t have to shake their hand.”“You don’t ever shake anybody’s hands,” Fauci said this month. “That’s clear.”Handshakes have long been a way for humans to signal one another, and part of the ritual of seeking common ground.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
This is how Baguio City police implements 'social distancing' in public marketThe Baguio City Police Office painted portions of the roads leading to the city’s wet and dry public market to ensure that social distancing will be followed by residents. Photos and videos of this initiative were uploaded on Twitter and Facebook and earned praises online. Baguio City is among the areas considered in high risk of …
Read more »
Eleazar: Mga pulis bawal ding umangkas sa motorsiklo habang may COVID-19 pandemic
Read more »
Mocha Uson, nagpaliwanag sa kawalan ng physical distancing sa pagtitipon sa Batangas
Read more »
Universal Records denies participation in controversial China-PH COVID-19 solidarity song ‘Iisang Dagat’Universal Records has distanced itself from the controversial China-Philippines “friendship song,” “Iisang Dagat,” stressing that it had no participation in the “production and
Read more »
![[Kwentong COVID] Salute to frontliners, TikTok with mama and kuya](https://i.headtopics.com/images/2020/4/27/rapplerdotcom/kwentong-covid-salute-to-frontliners-tiktok-with-mama-and-kuya-1254802598898663424.webp?w=640)
[Kwentong COVID] Salute to frontliners, TikTok with mama and kuyaDistance learning and TikTok make the lockdown just a little easier to bear for Jamilah Claire Jumuad
Read more »
Face masks, physical distancing: House bill sets 'new normal' in post-lockdown PHIf passed into law, the proposed New Normal for the Workplace and Public Spaces Act of 2020 will be effective for 3 years or sooner, once a 'viable vaccine has contained or eradicated COVID-19'. COVID19PH
Read more »