Love in the Time of the Coronavirus: Do You Turn Your Back When Someone Offers You a Hand, a Kiss or a Hug?
Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
3-6-2020
Publication Title
The Conversation
First page number:
1
Last page number:
3
Abstract
We are exposed to numerous viruses from our day-to-day interactions with other people all the time. However, our risk of being infected by a simple greeting usually isn’t in the forefront of our minds. The spread of COVID-19 has changed that. Conferences have banned handshakes, churches have changed their worship services, and even politicians have changed the way they greet each other. But what’s the risk in a simple hug or a handshake?
Keywords
Coronavirus; COVID-19; Coronavirus and handwashing; Coronavirus and personal contact; Coronavirus and social distancing; Social distancing
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health
Language
English
Repository Citation
Labus, B.
(2020).
Love in the Time of the Coronavirus: Do You Turn Your Back When Someone Offers You a Hand, a Kiss or a Hug?.
The Conversation
1-3.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/env_occ_health_fac_articles/557