Life The pandemic forced us to stop hugging, shaking hands: That’s not necessarily a bad thing April 5, 2021April 5, 2021Rasha Ali, USA TODAYComments Off on The pandemic forced us to stop hugging, shaking hands: That’s not necessarily a bad thing 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.