"Please no more handshake, keep your hands in your pocket until we contain the disease”.
The foregoing were the words of Governor Chibuike Amaechi in Government
House, Port Harcourt four days after the first death was recorded from
Ebola virus in the state.
Though it is not in any law book in the state but it is now like a taboo
to shake hands in Government House, Port Harcourt. This new culture
that came with the first recorded case of death from Ebola virus is
gradually becoming the norm in several parts of the state.
The whole of last week, friends, colleagues and business associates who
ordinarily would shake hands as part of their greetings and exchange of
banters merely waved or cup their right fist in the air, saying “ I
greet you in Jesus name” or “ Ebola greetings”.
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Source: #Vanguard
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