Flouting the fever: Love in the time of coronavirus

People are being warned against cheek-kissing and handshakes for fear of spreading the coronavirus. But at such a time, are love and dating also on hold?

“I hesitated for several seconds, and then I said ‘yes’ because I was afraid I would spoil the moment,” the French architect recalled.The World Health Organisation , which has warned of a real threat of the coronavirus outbreak becoming a pandemic — meaning it has truly spread worldwide — has no specific advice for people pursuing amorous agendas.

People wearing protective facemasks to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in the city stand outside the Wuhan Fifth Hospital in Wuhan on January 24, 2020. Picture: Hector Retamal / AFPThe virus is known to travel in human saliva, which should make kissing on the lips off limits. France has already advised against the less intimate but common greeting “la bise” — which involves touching cheeks while making kissing noises in the air.

“Tinder is aware that its members are sometimes driven to meet in person,” the company, which has some 50 million clients, told AFP. It said it wished to highlight safety precautions “given the current environment”.

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