Angela Merkel handshake rejected amid coronavirus fears

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.’ Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Support the Guardian ►