Hugs are safer than handshakes, Belgian virologist says
Van Ranst noted that skin to skin contact increases the risk of transmitting the coronavirus from person to person and that giving a hug is in theory safer than giving a handshake.
Follow us on GoogleA girl hugs her mother before entering her elementary school in Sderot as it reopens following the ease of restrictions preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)ByZACHARY KEYSERFollow us on Google
