the red carpet was once a place for
stars to greet each other with a big hug
or thrill fans with a high five but now
coronavirus fears may be changing all
that actress Rita Wilson known for her
warm greetings avoided all physical
contact on the red carpet for a
fundraiser noticed her class pants she
called it a cautionary measure I'm
seeing that that handshakes are down
that air kisses are up and even air
kisses that that used to be a bit more
close our there's a lot more space a lot
more air and also just a lot of
cautiousness etiquette in the days of
the corona virus is becoming a real
dilemma and not just for celebrities how
are you supposed to say hello to a
friend or business associate without
putting yourself at risk today at the
University of Nebraska where 15
coronavirus patients have been
quarantined experts demonstrated another
greeting an elbow touch
I spoke to workplace expert Steven
Viscusi the handshake is out it's a
polite bob of the head or about that's
it what do you do if I go in for the
handshake yeah I immediately step back
and say no and I just smile like this
once they see those hands they
understand nobody wants to shake hands
today some health officials have
suggested maybe an elbow bump what do
you make of that an elbow bump what are
you talking about the same elbow that
I'm gonna call into and then you want me
to bump it it's the coronavirus across
the TV airwaves monday hosts like Kelly
Ripa and Ryan Seacrest kept up their
cozy hellos and in Italy 83 year old
Pope Francis made his first public
appearance in four days after raising
fears that he had caught coronavirus
during his weekly blessing the Pope said
it was just a cold
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