Putting a lid on risky CNY practices


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  • Tuesday, 09 Feb 2021

Health experts said that observing good hand hygiene is crucial, especially when using bare hands to eat. — The Straits Times/Asia News Network

ANOTHER Chinese New Year tradition is under threat this year – experts say people should not lay out trays of food for guests during home visits.

This is because this kind of communal eating increases the risk of spreading the coronavirus, said Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.

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