Paul Hollywood will continue giving handshakes to Bake Off stars despite coronavirus fears

‘Producers want it to be as close to normal as possible’: Paul Hollywood will continue giving his famous handshakes in next series of Bake Off despite coronavirus fears By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 23:57 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 01:35 BST, 4 August 2020 He is known for shaking the hands of contestants … Read more

Paul Hollywood ordered to stop Bake Off handshakes: Accolade scrapped by Channel 4 over coronavirus

Paul Hollywood is ordered to stop his Bake Off handshakes: Accolade is scrapped by Channel 4 over coronavirus fears Paul Hollywood’s famous handshake won’t be available this year due to Covid-19 Channel 4 chiefs have ordered him not to offer his hand to Bake Off contestants Hollywood offered seven handshakes to the bakers during last … Read more

Handshakes and hugs are out – here’s the new global etiquette from the Thai wai to the Zambian clap

Nice to meet you: Handshakes and hugs are out — so what’s the new global etiquette? Handshakes and hugs were stopped when the coronavirus pandemic took hold But there are alternative greetings – and not only the ‘Wuhan shake’ foot-tap There’s the Thai Wai, the Hawaiian shaka sign as well as the formal Japanese bow  … Read more

The Femail Face-off: Should we ban handshakes and hugs for good?

YES By Katie Spencer Once we are on the other side of this pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump’s virus expert, says we should carry on compulsively washing our hands and refusing handshakes. What? No shaking hands ever again, you say? The mere prospect has me rubbing my over-washed, chapped paws together in glee. Finally, … Read more

Handshakes and public hugs could go extinct after pandemic ends, scientists warn 

The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more

No handshakes – so Donald Trump and Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar make a namaste greeting

No handshakes – so Donald Trump and Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar make a namaste greeting as president says he will postpone string of mega-rallies President Donald Trump and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar exchanged a namaste instead of a handshake in the Oval Office  Officials have warned against handshaking to avoid spreading coronavirus  ‘We … Read more

Kim Kardashian shows what she calls the best way to greet people now that handshakes are out

She’s been extra vigilant amid public fears about the spread of the coronavirus. Kim Kardashian shared some welcome disease-prevention news with her 162 million Instagram followers on Wednesday as she shared a video of a doctor teaching her the best way to greet someone without getting them sick. The 39-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians … Read more

How coronavirus is changing royal etiquette when it comes to handshakes

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

How handshakes are being replaced by the ‘Vulcan’

The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more

Prince William told Kate they’d need ‘a load of hand gel’ after handshakes at Commonwealth service

The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more