In addition to thoroughly washing and disinfecting your hands, there is a reason you shouldn't have long, painted nails during the coronavirus pandemic, and here's what it is all about.
Dr Elisabeth Dancey , Beauty and Aesthetics Expert at Bijoux MediSpa in Belgravia, UK, explained to the Daily Mail that fungi and bacteria easily lodge under nails and are transferred by touching the face, mouth, other objects and even persons.
"Long nails, nail polish and false nails have always been a 'no' for anyone who needs impeccably clean hands; nurses, doctors, therapists, mothers and caregivers," she said.
And it is that germs, fungi and viruses, including the coronavirus, can lodge under the nail space and spread easily to everything you touch.
Doctors know this very well, as "they scrub rigorously under the nails before putting on gloves and performing surgery; with a sterile nail brush and disinfectant solution." Something we should learn, according to his statements.
Say yes to short nails
For his part, former orthopedic surgeon Chike Emeagi , medical director of the Hampstead Aesthetic Clinic and Dr. Chike Clinics, told the newspaper that the ideal length is just above the nail tissue. "It is advisable to cut the nails as short as possible," he said.
These warnings came after a nurse went viral after revealing that long nails are one of the fastest spread of the coronavirus.
She revealed that it is easier for bacteria, viruses, dirt and debris and even coronavirus to live on your fingernails, which means that if you bite into them, that is transferred to your mouth.
"If you can't put your nails directly against the other palm of your hand without your nails adding too much distance to do so, you won't be able to wash under your nails properly unless you use a nail brush all the time," she wrote, according to the daily.
Thus, he recommends following this advice to check if our nails are too long and need to be cut.
While many people use hand sanitizer regularly, the woman said that for those with long nails, it won't work.
"If you can't rub the ends of your fingers against the other palm, then your hands aren't really clean after washing, no matter how long you wash," he warned.
Meanwhile, Abigail Morinkyo assured the site that this was just one of the ways bacteria could be transferred.
"The disease can be transmitted through false nails, similar to touch," he said.
Likewise, Dr. Niket Sonpal , a New York-based internist and professor of gastroenterology and adjunct professor at Touro College, assured InStyle US that "long nails are not entirely ideal during an outbreak simply because they take longer to clean up."
"People are not aware that they have to allocate more time than usual to wash the bottom of the nails, as they harbor more germs and bacteria," he added.
In addition, Purvi Parikh , an allergy and infectious disease specialist at New York University Langone Medical Center, informed The Cut that all kinds of bacteria, viruses, and dirt can accumulate under the nails, and this can be transferred to the mouth. when you bite them, particularly if you haven't properly washed or disinfected them.
"Every time you touch your face, especially your mouth, nose, and eyes, you are transferring all those germs and you can get sick," adding that germs that go directly into the mouth are "the easiest way to get any infection. "
"There are a lot of infections this time of year, from bacterial to viral to flu. But on top of that, since we now have this coronavirus, there are more reasons not to bite your nails," he said.
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