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Take back that high-five! Why pandemic should end these sports traditions

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head coach of the country’s anti-coronavirus team, says that some of the changes we have adopted during this time of “social distancing” should become permanent.

No handshakes, for instance.

This seems like a good idea, especially when you read about studies that reveal the low percentage of people who wash their hands after using a public bathroom. And that was before coronavirus arrived on the scene.

“When you gradually come back, you don’t jump into it with both feet,” coach Fauci told The Wall Street Journal. “You say, what are the things you could still do and still approach normal?