As the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate, government leaders and others are getting creative in greeting one another, as the world transitions away from traditional handshakes and hugs to minimize the spread of germs. World leaders have adopted a range of new greetings ― including elbow bumps and foot shakes ― following World Health Organization advice to stop handshaking. Even some of those methods, however, don’t go far enough, say health officials, who advise social distancing with greetings that don’t require touching at all. Here are some of the greetings that are being used as society moves away from contact. I like to put my hand on my heart when I greet people these days,” he said.

Source: Huffington Post March 16, 2020 12:22 UTC