When ever we get to the point of feeling secure without wearing gloves and masks as a result of the coronavirus crisis there is looming the big question…will I ever shake anyone's hand again?

Always being around sports I so very often in the past didn't actually shake hands but touched knuckles so I really don't know if I'll ever shake hands again.

As for the elbow tap I don't see that catching on but it does avoid the hand shake.

If the world ever returns to normal once the crisis passes the idea has been floated that we don't ever shake anybody's hands.

Make's one wonder that the old tradition of shaking hands can now become a thing of the past.

Some medical folk say no to shaking hands because it will help in the prevention of the coronavirus disease, it probably would decrease the incidence of influenza.

The medical folks may have hit on an interesting subject in that shaking hands can help spread illness.

There are some in our society that have called shaking hands as a practice that is barbaric as medical reports put forth facts that shaking hands leads to spreading colds, the flu and all sorts of things.

The idea of doing away with the hand shake custom completely, however logical it might be, might be difficult for us to do…time will tell.

I'm surprised that nothing has been said or written about the traditional hug that is so common…guess there is no touching of the skin with the hug.

Ed Townsend provides year around "Beyond The News"coverage in this column with over 60-years of photojournalism analysis and insight. The column can also be read on his Web blog at http://bght.blogspot.com