In that case, a simple handshake or even a casual hug will suffice. According to experts, one of the most important dating reminders is gauging your date’s comfort levels.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to slow down on hugging, shaking hands and kissing people and that's not exactly a bad thing.

With millions getting vaccinated against coronavirus, health experts are changing some guidance to resemble some pre-pandemic social allowances, such as hugs.

Science Coronavirus: Hugging is 'safer than shaking hands' when lockdown eases, expert claims Dr Marc Van Ranst, an epidemiologist at the KU Leuven University in Belgium, claims that hugger is ...

HUGGING is a safer way to greet someone than shaking hands when lockdown measures ease, a leading virologist has claimed. Dr Marc Van Ranst, an epidemiologist at the KU Leuven University in Belgium… ...

The coronavirus has made us all step back from one another, but physical greetings such as hugs and handshakes have positive effects on stress, the nervous system and the immune system.

A MUM-of-three found a heartwarming way to help her anxious son through his first day of school – by giving him a virtual ‘hug’. Louise Mallett, 32, from Ipswich, drew a tiny heart on her ...

The hug represents far too much touching for my liking, but is also devilishly hard to get right: there is the full hug, the side hug, and the hug accompanied by a slap on the back.

Hugging is reportedly safer than shaking hands, in terms of reducing the spread of coronavirus.