From bows to handshakes, how Macron let social distancing slip

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General Angel Gurria at the Elysee Palace as part of events marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the OECD convention in Paris, France, December 14, 2020. Picture taken December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Once an early adopter of the coronavirus-proof 'namaste' greeting, French President Emmanuel Macron was showing signs of letting his guard down almost a year into the pandemic.

On Monday, three days before his office said he had tested positive for COVID-19, Macron greeted OECD chief Angel Gurria with a warm hand clasp in the Elysee palace courtyard, pulling the 70-year-old into a loose embrace, a Reuters picture shows.