Amiran Gamkrelidze urges people not to kiss or shake hands but instead salute using hand gestures

Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the Georgian National Disease Control Centre, urges people not to kiss or shake hands but instead salute using hand gestures.

“During the outbreak of the coronavirus, it’s not recommended to shake hands, we would rather to salute using hand gestures. This easily fulfilled recommendation often gives a very positive result,” Amiran Gamkrelidze said.

Head of the Georgian National Disease Control Centre spoke about other recommendations, too, saying it’s very important to refrain from traveling to the countries where there is the heart of the infection. Amiran Gamkrelidze stressed importance of frequent wash of hands and wet clean of rooms.