When the German chancellor extended her hand to the interior minister, Horst Seehofer, he refused to shake it and waved her away, as coronavirus cases reached 150 in Germany.
Pre-coronavirus, his gesture would have been the epitome of bad manners. But, as the number of confirmed cases rises in Germany, a smiling Merkel immediately held up her hands and said: 'That was the right thing to do.'
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Angela Merkel handshake rejected amid coronavirus fears
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