Arab and international news sites have reported statements by a former health minister in Egypt, during which he warned of the consequences of exchanging "Bosnian kisses" during colds.
The former minister, Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din, said during a telephone conversation with the "Hazrat al-Muwattan" program broadcast on the Egyptian "Al-Hadath" channel: "I wish that when he had no cold, he would stop the Bosnian, Balash Hadd, Yebus Hadd, because this leads to spreading the infection," The most dangerous is inadvertently coughing in the face. "
He added, "Taj al-Din" that "this period there is a role of widespread cold due to the transition between the seasons, and therefore must be avoided some bad habits such as sneezing or coughing in a closed place, causing transmission of infection, and harm others."
The former Minister of Health said that anyone sneezing on a bus, without using a handkerchief, would transmit the infection to at least 15 people in the same place.