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Boris Johnson boasted of shaking hands on day Sage warned not to
Advisers recommended issuing public warning on day PM said he shook hands ‘with everybody’ at hospitalCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNo 10’s scientific advisers warned that the government should tell people not to shake hands on the same day that Boris Johnson boasted about doing so “with everybody” at a hospital where there were confirmed coronavirus patients.Advice from a sub-group of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) said on 3 March that the government should “advise against greetings such as shaking hands and hugging, given existing evidence about the importance of hand hygiene”. Continue reading...
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