I hope we can get rid of the stupid tradition now for good.

Are you a snowflake who's afraid of red-blooded American patriots with poop on their hands?

Let's just shoot each other one of these:

you might not be happy with their answer.

Maybe that will be going away for awhile.

We agree.
It's so ingrained that guys on the golf course shake hands after a round (as a team) even though they played together yesterday & and will do it again tomorrow.
It's a tired formality.
Like you, I'm hoping it goes away for a while. Permanently would be OK by me!

Washing hands mainly protects the person who washed their hands from getting ill.

All those covidiots protesting without a mask, I'll bet almost 100% wear a seat belt when they drive, because it protects them and they know it.

Wearing a (non-n95) mask protects others in society more than the wearing. They just can't be inconvenienced for the abstract idea that in a mature society we all do things to protect the other person, which in turn protects ourselves. That's just too many dots for the selfish brain to connect.

and thought are there really people who don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom to the point you must demand it from the employees?

Well, I was naive. There are plenty of people who don't wash up in a bathroom.

I haven't been in a public restroom in a while so I wonder if this has changed or will change.