William Hanson, an expert in etiquette, has shared his tips and tricks for pandemic survival during a Lorraine appearance today.
William shared his advice with ITV viewers as fears continue to grow about the impending winter waves. He advised that people need to be proactive with their boundaries during the pandemic.
Christine Lampard, the presenter, said that if you don’t want to hug someone, then be proactive. Give them a hand on their heart, a hug, a namaste, and a nice wave before you get into that kind of intimate zone.
This comes as Rishi sunak insists there is no need to move on to Plan B to reduce Covid cases. Health chiefs had discussed whether it was necessary to ‘immediately rollout’ tougher measures to combat an increase in cases.
William Hanson, an expert on etiquette has shared his top tips for pandemic life during a Lorraine Today appearance
William spoke out about the crisis today on the programme, saying: “Everyone will have different attitudes and levels comfort. While we’re stuck in this limbo, where some people are perfectly fine with hugging and desire that, others don’t, it’s time to be proactive.”
If they aren’t comfortable with hugging, ask them “Would your heart like a hug?” You can talk to them or ask them questions.
If they aren’t comfortable, they might say “I’m fine thankyou, but it’s so nice to meet you.”
“You can be effusive in your language and non-verbal communication before you get into an awkward hug.”
The etiquette expert advised commuters to’move carriages’ when they feel uncomfortable near someone who is coughing.
Christine called the conversations time-consuming, but William said that if it is there to keep us safe, it’s likely for the best.
The presenter continued to ask how to “get out” of a situation where someone is coughing while you commute.
William explained: ‘It is going to be awkward either way, or I’m going to sit there and be tense and worried that I’m going to be inhaling those particles.
“If you can wait, I suggest you wait for the next stop, pretend you’re going off, and then go to the doors. Hopefully, the person won’t think you’re hopping off because you’re coughing.
“Move on to the next carriage at next stop.”
He continued, “It might be extreme but…I’d prefer to keep myself safe rather than make them uncomfortable.” It could be normal, because they might have a little bit of a sour taste in their throats.
William said, “It’s not always the most effective way to be confrontational or direct.” Manners are about others, and other people have emotions as well.
This news comes as fears continue to grow about the impending winter wave as Britain’s Covid-19 infection rates plummet by 11% in a week.
The Department of Health reported another 39,962 cases today. This is a decrease from the 45.140 reported last Sunday.
However, the number of people who have died from the virus has increased. 72 deaths were reported today, compared to 57 on Oct 17th, a 26% increase.
These figures are part of the ongoing vaccination effort in Britain. A total of 45 542,207 people have received both doses.
The Chancellor insists that data does not support the idea of bringing back work from home or introducing mandatory Covid passports.
After it was reported by the BBC that the UK Health Security Agency had contacted local authorities to get their support for the immediate rollout the winter plan-plan B’, his comments were made to Andrew Marr.
An ‘official – sensitive’ document seen by the Observer sought opinions from the leaders and chief executives of councils across England to be fed to the Cabinet Office before then end of the day.
Yesterday, Mr Sunak stated that “the data doesn’t suggest we should immediately move to Plan B.”
Yesterday, a Government scientist adviser stated that he was “very afraid” of another ‘lockdown Christmas”.
William suggested that those who are uncomfortable hugging should not enter a friend’s intimate space and instead offer a ‘namaste.
Professor Peter Openshaw is a member the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Groups (Nervtag), and CO-CIN subgroup SAGE. He stated that death rates and case numbers are currently ‘unacceptable.
SAGE scientists, however, said it was “highly unlikely” that the NHS would become infected this winter.
The group for England had predicted that the combination vaccine-acquired immunity with natural protection would be sufficient to keep hospital rates down from the second wave.