Handwashing

Handwashing (include the wrists and lower arms, health officials say) and disinfecting are key to preventing the virus from spreading.

To encourage handwashing and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a Kenyan charity is making soap out of vegetables to hand out in city slums.

She did some handwashing.

Shea said that information is best conveyed through public health campaigns that also stress the importance of handwashing, personal hygiene and self-quarantine in high-transmission areas.

The CDC report also encouraged Smithfield to take steps such as improving health screening, relaxing sick-leave policies, increasing cleaning and access to handwashing, and improving social distancing.

The mirror comes alive with images, guiding you through the steps of handwashing: turn on the taps, lather your hands with soap, rinse your hands, turn off the taps, dry your hands.

The benefits of increased hygiene as a result of Covid-19 could stretch even further ahead. Most schools are insisting on regular hand washing, and are encouraging children to rub soap into their hands for 20 seconds or more, before rinsing it off.