Goodbye handshake: How do we replace the ancient greeting if coronavirus keeps us from touching?
With COVID-19 making touch a potentially lethal act, handshaking is risky. How do we replace a greeting so key to connecting in .....»»
Softbank"s famous robot Pepper is helping helping enforce social distancing and greeting COVID-19 patients around the world
Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images As the coronavirus outb.....»»
Experts say that when offices reopen, group work areas might replace the "seas and seas" of single desks, while workers stay home for individual tasks. Here"s what the "new" open office could be like.
Katie Canales/Business Insider With thousands of white-collar employees having adapted to working from home due to coronavirus-driven shutdowns, many have posited that the of.....»»
Adidas plans a multi-billion bond to replace state loan: Manager Magazine
German sportswear firm Adidas plans a multi-billion euro bond so that it no longer needs the state-backed loan it agreed to take earlier this month to help it get through the coronavirus crisis, Manager Magazine reported on Thursday......»»
U.S. oil falls more than 10% to lows not seen since 1999
Crude oil futures fell on Monday, with U.S. futures touching levels not seen since 1999, extending weakness on the back of sliding demand and concerns that U.S. storage facilities will soon fill to the brim amid the coronavirus pandemic......»»
New U.K. guidelines to allow close family members to visit relatives dying from coronavirus
U.K. government will introduce new guidelines to allow people to say goodbye to loved ones “wherever possible.â€.....»»
Dr. Fauci says people should "just forget about shaking hands" even after the coronavirus threat is over
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Leading coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that the traditional greeting of shaking hands may need to end even after the coronavirus pandemic is under control. "As a society, jus.....»»
Coronavirus notebook: Opera Theatre cancels season, new Earth Day set
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has canceled its 2020 festival season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to retain year-round staff and replace some lost pay, officials with the nonprofit arts group said Tuesday. The nonprofit, which .....»»
The Conversation: To fight coronavirus, here’s a trick to stop touching your face so often
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Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘Replace the term social distancing with spatial distancing.’ A behavioral economist on the psychological toll of endlessly during the coronavirus pandemic
‘Research after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China found that those at the epicenter of the quake were less psychologically disturbed than those located at the periphery.’.....»»
These are the everyday objects to be wary of touching as the coronavirus spreads, and how to adapt
Mark Lennihan / AP As of April 1, there were 932,605 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 46,181 deaths around the world. A study by The New England Journal of Medicine fro.....»»
Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘Replace the term social distancing with spatial distancing.’ A behavioral economist on the psychological toll of endless waiting during the coronavirus pandemic
‘Research after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China found that those at the epicenter of the quake were less psychologically disturbed than those located at the periphery.’.....»»
Mother of invention: the new gadgets dreamt up to fight coronavirus
Driving to work at his factory to the west of London last week, designer Steve Brooks had coronavirus on his mind. What could he make that would let him open a door without touching the handle?.....»»
A FaceTime call was all a woman could do to say goodbye to her dying mother because of coronavirus protocols. It brought a CNN anchor to tears.
CNN An emotional story from a woman separated from her mother in the hospital dying of COVID-19 brought a CNN anchor to tears Monday afternoon. Michelle Bennett was unable to see her mother for a final time becau.....»»
Key Words: Astrophysicist hospitalized after getting four magnets stuck in his nose while making a coronavirus device
He was trying to invent something that stops people from touching their faces......»»
Most Americans are touching their loved ones as much as they did before the coronavirus pandemic, and some are being even more intimate
AFP Contributor/Getty Images The majority of people are touching their loved ones .....»»
An Australian scientist building a necklace to stop people from touching their faces during the coronavirus outbreak wound up hospitalized — with magnets stuck up his nose
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Daniel Reardon, an astrophysicist in Melbourne, Australia, was trying to invent a necklace that.....»»
Who is Dominic Raab? The anti-feminist who could replace Boris Johnson if the prime minister is laid low by coronavirus
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How to negotiate contract disruptions caused by the coronavirus
The outbreak of the coronavirus has disrupted business in countless ways including, with North Texas businesses touching the energy, finance and retail sectors particularly hard-hit. Here some important points involving contracts: What can a busines.....»»
Forget FIRE: A man who retired at age 34 with $3 million says the coronavirus pandemic might replace the early retirement trend with a new movement
Westend61/Getty Images The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic could see the FIRE .....»»
Oregon insurance regulator requires telehealth and grace periods
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services wants health plans to cover telehealth services delivered by in-network providers to replace in-person visits during the coronavirus pandemic. The department made a few other changes in ligh.....»»