France President Emmanuel Macron greets Spain royals with 'Namaste' amid coronavirus scare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently urged citizens of country to opt ‘Namaste’ over handshakes amid coronavirus outbreak. However, not just Indians, even those who recalled greeting of folding hands during ir visit to country, are now using it as a precaution. France President Emmanuel Macron used India’s tritional greeting style when he welcomed Spanish King Felipe and Queen Letizia on Wednesday. 

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Emmanuel Lenain,  Amabassor of France to India, took to Twitter to share that President has decided to greet all his counterparts with ‘namaste.’ He termed it as a ‘graceful gesture’ that President retained from his trip to India in 2018.  

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As per reports, coronavirus has claimed 30 lives and affected over 1500 people in France. Macron h recently stated country was taking appropriate measures to deal with situation. 

Before Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu h also similarly urged citizens of his country to opt ‘Namaste’ amid coronavirus outbreak. 

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Apart from PM Modi, Anupam Kher h called for Namaste to be used to greet people. Even Salman Khan h urged his followers to use Namaste till time coronavirus was not controlled. 

In India, meanwhile, 52 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed, latest being two cases, one in Delhi and or in Rajasthan. Across world, over 3000 persons have lost ir lives and more than 1 lakh infected by virus. 

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