Coronavirus: How to welcome guests into your home. Shoes required at the entrance, no buffets or finger food.

Social life is resuming thanks to invitations during the Covid-19 pandemic. With a few precautions, though. At the dinner table, don't just talk about the pandemic and try to keep things normal.

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How to invite in times of coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS: INVITATIONS TO YOUR HOME

First of all, don't be paranoid or obsessed; otherwise, it's best to avoid inviting anyone home. And stay with your closest family members until you feel safe. Instead, Inviting and receiving in times of coronavirusTo avoid wasting the pleasure of conviviality and to reclaim this aspect of our social life, it means making some adjustments to our habits. And keeping in mind the times we are living in and the Covid-19 storm season.

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In particular, here 10 tips very simple and very effective to get your relationship life at home back on track.

A clean and welcoming house. Never before has it been so necessary to give not only a feeling, but a substantial certainty of a tidy house, clean, welcoming. Where everyone can feel comfortable, and where no one has the slightest worry or feeling of being dirty. Pay particular attention to the bathroom, where disposable wipes must always be available.

Shoes at the entrance. This has become a habit that has become part of our lifestyles, so until proven otherwise, it's best to respect it. There's no point questioning the actual usefulness of this new custom: accept it and, apologizing to your guests, ask them to leave their shoes at the entrance.

Everyone wearing a mask. It doesn't mean eating under a protective cover, but arriving at your host's home prepared. It's also a gesture of respect towards all the guests.

Food at the table. Absolutely normal. There's no coronavirus kitchen. Instead, avoid buffets altogether; they're inadvisable due to the crowding effect. And as a famous Japanese TV video demonstrated, that we have shown in this article, Buffets are deadly vehicles of contagion in case of infection.

No finger food. This isn't the time to eat anything with your hands. Cutlery is always needed, and it shouldn't be shared.

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Don't share plates and glasses. To each his own: perhaps use different-colored glasses to avoid promiscuous use. The same goes for food: it's not to be shared. For now, the infamous question "Can I try something from your plate?" has been put on hold.

Disinfectants. Prepare them for possible use. Make sure that everything in the bathroom is in order to allow guests to washing hands upon their arrival. And if someone forgets, remind them with simple elegance.

Distance at the table. One meter, as usual. And absolutely avoid kissing, caressing, hugging, or shaking hands. But despite this, try to converse even with those not sitting next to you.

No air conditioning. It's not yet time to use the air conditioning systems Which, in any case, must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. We're still in a transitional phase and can do without air conditioning.

Open storage. Make an effort not to concentrate the conversation on coronavirus topicsIt's not pleasant, and you risk making the evening monotonous and anxiety-inducing. Life also resumes through relationships and conversations about everyday things. And not always and only about the pandemic.

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