GROUP hugs, kisses and even hand-shaking may become a thing of the past as sportsmen and women look at alternative ways to celebrate and congratulate each other.
In basketball, NBA players have even been told that they should fist-bump with fans instead of high-fiving them and avoid taking items to autograph, the league told teams in a memo listing short-term recommendations to limit the spread of Covid-19.
“The coronavirus remains a situation with the potential to change rapidly,” the league told its 30 teams in the memo.
“The NBA and the Players Association will continue to work with leading experts and team physicians to provide up-to-date information and recommended practices that should be followed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.”
In cricket, England players will not shake hands during the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to captain Joe Root.
Root's side suffered gastroenteritis and flu problems during a recent tour of South Africa and will instead greet each other with fist bumps.
England contest the first of two warm-up games in Katunayake on Saturday in preparation for the two-Test tour, part of the ICC World Test Championship.
"We are washing hands regularly and wiping down surfaces using the anti-bacterial wipes and gels we've been given in our immunity packs," said Root.
And, in the football world, training sessions at Newcastle United will be a lot less cordial after manager Steve Bruce said that players and staff had been advised to avoid handshakes in a bid to prevent spreading coronavirus.
Changing ways to celebrate sporting successes after Covid-19 outbreaks
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