Amid outbreak of the novel coronavirus, it seems like People have abandoned the most common form of greeting that is handshake and even world leaders are avoiding any physical contact.
Recently, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at a summit in Berlin on March 2, she approached the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany for a handshake and in turn got snubbed by him.
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Video went viral on the internet in which, Angela Merkel tried to handshake with the German Interior minister, Horst Seehofer but the Minister smiled and refused to shake hands with the the Chancellor and kept his hands to himself.
AdvertisementNot shaking hands, don’t care who it is… #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/Xs0BWdD5YQ
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 2, 2020
In the end, both can be seen laughing, as Merkel throws her hands up in the air before taking a seat. She also said it was the “the right thing to do”.
Netizens are doing hilarious critique to the whole exchange:
Know what U mean..Boundries.. pic.twitter.com/JQmiC9XDwf
— Wonder Woman DKB (@BlasusDebra) March 2, 2020
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— Tennis Fan (@tennisfanbg) March 2, 2020
— Touareg (@Touaregtweet) March 2, 2020
i am not 100% that this is due to #COVID-19 outbreak..
but… ok
— Uri Lederman (@ledermanu) March 2, 2020
Ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, started in December 2019.
First identified in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China.
Coronavirus: Causes, Prevention and Treatment
As of March 13th 2020, 90,932 cases confirmed, around the world.
There have been 3,119 deaths attributable to the disease. However, more than 48,173 people recovered.
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