China is the country most affected by the new coronavirus outbreak. Since the first cases of pneumonia caused by a virus similar to that of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were registered last December in Wuhan, the number of those affected has not stopped growing. To date, more than 80,000 cases and about 3,000 deaths have been confirmed.
Figures that have led the country to take exceptional measures to halt the advance of the outbreak. Among other things, the country has imposed quarantines and travel restrictions to keep large sectors of the population in the interior of the country for a few weeks. A series of decisions that seem to have worked, since on March 3 there were barely 125 infections throughout the country.
How the coronavirus spreads
Thanks to this improvement, the authorities have decided to go ahead with the restrictions. During these last hours, local governments from both Beijing and Shanghai have announced that they will impose a 14-day quarantine on all travelers arriving in their cities from countries “severely affected” by the epidemic. From South Korea or Japan to others like Iran and Italy.
People in China found another way to greet since they can’t shake hands.
The Wuhan Shake.
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But the coronavirus is not only fought from high places. For several weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminds us that the coronavirus spreads both by droplets of saliva and through the respiratory tract just like any other virus such as the flu: “When a person coughs and touches themselves with their hands or reaches out to other people”.
This is the ‘Wuhan Shake’, the alternative greeting that triumphs on the Internet
For the same reason, more and more people in this region are turning to an alternative greeting to prevent the spread of the virus in the country. A greeting, known as Wuhan Shake, which has become popular through social networks as an alternative to the classic handshake. A greeting that leaves the handshakes and kisses aside and uses feet to greet third parties.
After and as shown by several videos shared on social networks, the greeting consists of bumping your feet. First one and then the other. Since then, and after the success of the different videos that cross the Internet, more and more people resort to this greeting: “People in China have found a new way to say hello. I love how people can adapt and smile in such difficult moments “.
Most people assure that it’s a great idea and that it would not cause us to be disinfecting our hands often. For the same reason, and while more and more people avoid two kisses or a handshake, the Wuhan Shake and even the clash of elbows burst forth with force as an alternative.
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