To Avoid Getting Coronavirus, The Chinese Are Shaking Legs Instead Of Hands To Greet Each Other

Coronavirus, that has claimed about 3000 lives worldwide and infected close to 90,000 people has reached the national capital, New Delhi.?

A man has tested positive for coronavirus in New Delhi and is being treated at RML hospital.?

In China, where the situation is the worst, people are taking all possible measures to avoid contracting the virus- from being quarantined inside their houses to putting masks on their pets.?

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There have been incidents where couples have attended their own wedding?reception?through video call, to avoid the risk of contracting the virus.?

Now a video showing another preventive measure taken by people to avoid physical contact in the face of coronavirus scare, is going viral.?

The viral video shows men using ‘leg shake’ to greet each other instead of the handshake.?

The exact location and time of the video are not known. It was shared on Twitter by user Marina Rudyak. The video shows a masked man coming out of a vehicle - one of his mask wearing friends steps forward to greet him with a handshake. He turns down the gesture and hints at doing a leg shake instead. The man went on to greet other men, including the one recording the video with a ‘leg shake’. The video was shared with the caption, ‘What to do if you can’t shake hands?’?

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With the virus spreading rapidly, one can never be too careful. So, while this may look and sound funny, it does make some sense.