For the pandemic that has affected our lives since March 2020, perhaps we will say goodbye to the classic handshake and change the way we meet and greet our neighbors. Probably the handshake will not completely disappear, also because it has been practiced for centuries. However, it is all too evident that the pandemic has called this kind of greeting into question, in favor of other modalities that do not involve physical contact. Ways of approaching each other that still allow you to establish a connection with the interlocutor. Starting with a simple smile under the mask.
Goodbye handshake
To take stock of this issue is an in-depth study of NortheasternUniversity. "We may never go back to handshaking as an expectation," says Laura Dudley, associate professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University. The lecturer adds: "The spectrum of acceptable ways to greet another person or interact has really grown, so now if someone just says hello and stays away, we don't think it's weird." For Dudley, "Covid-19 has transformed the way we interact and build trust. From communicating a smile hidden under the masks to juggling new unexplored ways to greet each other without physical contact".
Human resources departments in the US are seriously considering updating their guidelines. According to Natascha Saunders, professor of organizational leadership at Northeastern University "the biggest change in post-pandemic body language is probably happening now. In fact, people go back to their jobs and adapt to the new protocols ”.
Today's data
As for the spread of the virus in our country, even today the curve of infections from Covid-19 recorded in Italy shows a trend that is always in continuous decline. According to data released by the Ministry of Health, there are 2.436 new positive cases today (yesterday 2.557). The deaths of the last 24 hours are 57 (yesterday 73). The carried out molecular and antigenic buffers are 238.632 (yesterday 220.939). Covid patients admitted to intensive care are 788 (yesterday 836). In home isolation they remain 189.388 people infected with the virus (193.868 yesterday). The discharged healed today are 7.200 (yesterday 7.853) while the currently positive cases are 195.369 (yesterday 200.192).
Interesting.