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		</div><p>Boris Johnson has said he will continue to shake hands with people despite the outbreak of coronavirus.</p>
<p>The British Prime Minister said the public there must “make up their own minds” about the gesture, though he added that the British Government’s judgment is that hand-washing is the “crucial thing”.</p>
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<p>Elsewhere in the world, however, people are rejecting handshakes and refusing kisses in an attempt to reduce the spread of the disease.</p>
<p>And a video has been widely shared showing people in China tapping their feet against one another – dubbed the “Wuhan Shake” – as a hands-free greeting.</p>
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<p>Mr Johnson told reporters at a press conference in Downing Street: “I am shaking hands. I was at a hospital the other night where I think there were coronavirus patients and I was shaking hands with everybody, you will be pleased to know, and I continue to shake hands.</p>
<p>“People must make up their own minds but I think the scientific evidence is … our judgment is that washing your hands is the crucial thing.”</p>
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<p>Prime ministers usually have an audience with the Queen each Wednesday, where they typically shake the monarch’s hand.</p>
<figure id="attachment_150956" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-150956" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FE8AD2B8-362C-42C3-B0EA-7FC1E0CE5F83.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" class="size-full wp-image-150956" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-150956" class="wp-caption-text">British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with nurses during a visit to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge</figcaption></figure>
<p>Mr Johnson is also due to host a reception in Downing Street later this week.</p>
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<p>Earlier, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said scientific advice suggests “the impact of shaking hands is negligible and what really matters is that you wash your hands more often”.</p>
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