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Coronavirus/Picture: Health Minister, Lagos Health Commissioner touch legs!

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Health minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire (left) and Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, demonstrating a new form of greeting by touching legs!

The Health minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and Lagos State Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi demonstrate a new form of greeting. They touch legs!

 

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It is one of the safety measures against Coronavirus, the way “touching knuckles” was adopted when Ebola pandemic was on tour of the world many years ago.

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