President will not shake hands with Prime Minister Yair Lapid during his trip to the Middle East amid a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the US and Israel. According to , The communicated to Lapid's office that in an effort to protect Biden, 79, he will be skipping the traditional handshake when meeting heads of state on Wednesday. The decision comes amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases both in the U.S. and in Israel. In America, the seven-day average has spiked to 133,907, more than 20,000 compared to last month, according to the latest data released by the .
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