Prognosis
Even Elbow-Bumping Is Too Intimate to Ward Off Coronavirus
Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, right, elbow bumps Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, after testifying during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on March 5.
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Elbow-bumping was just beginning to become a thing -- even global leaders were doing it rather than kiss or shake hands as a safe means of greeting. But now, it’s apparently too risky.
The World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the official leading the charge against the coronavirus outbreak, said on Twitter Saturday he favors a more distant sort of salute.