Virus fears prompt Italy to ban kisses, handshakes

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Italy was set Wednesday to urge people to stop greeting each other by kissing or shaking hands to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.

Italy has borne the brunt in Europe of the new virus now spreading across the world faster than it is in the central Chinese region where is was first detected late last year.

The overwhelming majority of the deaths have occurred in Milan's Lombardy region and the neighbouring northern area around the cities of Bologna and Venice. Exhibits and shows are set to be rescheduled - a measure that will be especially painful for Italy's already hard-hit hotel and restaurant industry.

Italians will also be urged to avoid sharing bottles and not to drink from the same cups and glasses.

 

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