NEW YORK: Ingrained social distancing norms like people greeting each other with Namaste in India may have provided more protection against the coronavirus, according to a US media report. The coronavirus has touched almost every country on earth, but its impact has seemed “capricious. Metropolises like New York, Paris and London have been devastated, while cities like Bangkok, Baghdad, New Delhi and Lagos have, so far, largely been spared”, New York Times said in a report. The report cited interviews with infectious disease experts, health officials, epidemiologists and academics around the globe.
“Cultural factors, like the social distancing that is built into certain societies, may give some countries more protection,” epidemiologists said. “In Thailand and India, where virus numbers are relatively low, people greet each other at a distance, with palms joined together (namaste). In JapaRead More – Source
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