Queen Elizabeth is reportedly refraining from shaking palms with individuals at official occasions for the foreseeable future following the Coronavirus outbreak.
The 93-year-old monarch has determined to proceed along with her royal engagements within the UK – regardless of talks concerning the nation going into lockdown within the hope of containing the virus – however is avoiding placing herself at pointless threat by limiting the quantity of bodily contact she has with members of the general public.
In images taken on Tuesday (10.03.20) throughout a gathering with Sri Lankan High Commissioner Saroja Sirisena and husband Dr. Sudath Talpahewa, the queen was seen standing a metre away from the couple along with her palms near her physique.
She, and different members of the Royal Family, additionally averted shaking palms with any company or officiants on the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday (09.03.20) and she or he additionally wore gloves all through the entire ceremony.
Buckingham Palace refused to touch upon the queen’s determination to not greet with a handshake however ‘Entertainment Tonight’ has recommended that such gesture within the Royal Family is down to non-public choice relatively than protocol.
Last week, Prince William – Queen Elizabeth’s oldest grandson – made gentle of the pandemic which has swept throughout the globe for the reason that finish of final 12 months.
He stated: ”I guess everybody’s like, ‘I’ve bought coronavirus, I’m dying,’ and you are like, ‘No, you’ve got simply bought a cough.’
”It does appear fairly dramatic about coronavirus for the time being.”
It’s thought greater than 118,000 individuals have been contaminated with the Coronavirus – which may have an effect on the lungs and airways – throughout 114 international locations.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) referred to as upon governments on Wednesday (11.03.20) afternoon to take ”pressing and aggressive motion” to stop the unfold of the illness, which has killed greater than 4200 individuals up to now.
