‘Don’t hug’: WHO’s advice for Christmas holidays as world prepares for Covid-19 vaccines

The World Health Organization has an unwelcome but potentially life-saving message for the holiday season: don’t hug.To stop the spread of the coronavirus, WHO’s emergencies chief said that the “shocking” rate of Covid-19 cases and deaths, particularly in the United States, means that people shouldn’t get too close to their loved ones this year.“The epidemic in the US is punishing. It’s widespread,” Dr Michael Ryan said on Monday. “It’s quite frankly, shocking, to see one to two persons a…

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