French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to greet all his counterparts with a Namaste to avoid body-contact with other persons due to the coronavirus outbreak. Indian style Namaste is a graceful gesture that he has retained from his India visit in 2018.
On Wednesday, When French President Emmanuel Macron met with Spain’s king and queen, he replaced traditional handshake with an Indian-style Namaste due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Président Macron has decided to greet all his counterparts with a namaste, a graceful gesture that he has retained from his India visit in 2018 pic.twitter.com/OksoKjW7V8
— Emmanuel Lenain (@FranceinIndia) March 11, 2020
Few days ago, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu had also encouraged Israelis to adopt the Indian way of greeting Namaste at a press conference to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
