How to Get Your Hand Hygiene Right to Avoid Illness
Coronavirus spreads from person to person via droplets of infected fluid. These are passed on through direct hand to hand contact or from contaminated surfaces, or when someone standing close to an infected person breathes in droplets that have been sneezed or coughed into the air.
According to the experts, spending time focusing on hand hygiene can help you reduce the risk of picking up coronavirus, as well as other infectious diseases. The way you wash your hands is important. So have a quick look at the things that matter.
1. Don't be quickA quick splash isn't enough. For clean and germ-free hands you'll need to wash your hands under clean running water, lasting 20 seconds, with lots of rubbing together of the hands. Children can be encouraged to sing their favorite song twice to make sure they wash their hands for long enough.
2. Soap upIf you're at a tap and there's some soap nearby, you must use it. Any germs on your hands will be attached to the layer of oils, acidic fats, and cellular debris on the surface of the skin. Soap dissolves this layer and so does a better job of removing the germs than merely rubbing your hands under water alone.
3. Liquid versus bar soapThough liquid soap is less likely to be contaminated than bar soap, this is more of an issue in public places than at home.
4. Antibacterial isn't any betterIt may be tempting to use antibacterial soaps to be sure you get rid of all the germs, but there's no evidence these products work any better than regular soap and water. Instead, there are fears these products may cause harm by encouraging bacteria to become resistant to their active ingredients.
5. Running water is bestTry to wash your hands in running water if possible, as clean hands are likely to become contaminated again if you wash them in a bowl of water. Keep waterless hand sanitizer handy in case there is no running water nearby.
6. Water temperatureHot water may kill disease-causing germs, but it could leave you with significant burns. Also soap lathers better in warm water, which is also less likely to strip away natural oils from your skin than either hot or cold water.
7. Rinse wellOnce the soap and the friction have lifted the germs and dirt from your hands, you want to rinse them under the clean running water.When there's no water, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol is your best bet. Not sure which sanitizer you should buy?
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