Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte demonstrated the challenge of observing his 'no handshake' rule, when he accidentally shook hands with a health official moments after announcing it at a news conference on Monday (March 9).<br /><br />Rutte quickly realised his gaffe and jokingly touched elbows with the official.<br /><br />The policy was announced as the number of people infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Netherlands increased to 321 on Monday, up from 264 a day earlier.
