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cord-255946-bcuivyku	Kulkarni, Prashanth	Covid‐19 and Namaste	2020-04-21		.txt	text/plain	220	21	66	In this context, it is imperative that social distancing and good hand hygiene is practised to stem the transmission of this highly conAlternatively, other non-physical greeting forms can be explored like Namaste, which is used in Indian subcontinent since hundreds of years to greet people with folded hands, while maintaining a fair distance from each other [ Figure 1 ]. An individual in addition to saying "Namaste" presses his hands together in front of the chest and respectfully greets the other person. This form of greeting does not involve any physical touch between individuals and gives a sense of parity to all the parties. 3 In addition to following general principles of meticulous hand washing, rapid transmission of infections both in hospitals and the community can be overcome by adopting the no-touch salutation Namaste and other such forms like bowing the head as done in some Asian countries. Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care	./cache/cord-255946-bcuivyku.txt	./txt/cord-255946-bcuivyku.txt