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How to wash your hands properly to avoid coronavirus

2020-02-28T12:10:12.860Z


HEALTH TIPS - Regular hand washing is the best barrier against infection. But very few of us really know how to do it effectively ...


"We can never say it enough: wash your hands. Wash your hands often, every hour. ” The Minister of Health Olivier Véran hammered it again on Wednesday, during his daily update on the coronavirus: "barrier gestures", starting with hand washing, remain the best way to protect against infection and limit the spread of the new SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. And it is in any case a good habit to take: "In times of flu, this is what should be done," says Professor Didier Lepelletier, medical officer of health and co-chair of the national working group at the High Council at Public health (HCSP) on the coronavirus.

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However, it must be done correctly. A video circulating on social networks shows how badly most of us do it. We see a doctor mimicking handwashing using blue ink as soap. It begins by rubbing the palms of the hands. Then the top, insisting

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