Can Hand Sanitisers & Wet Wipes Protect You From The Coronavirus?

Sometimes, time and location constraints simply don't allow for hand washing. Here's the next best alternative

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Any site that has reported on the Wuhan virus would tell you
that one of the key measures to protect yourself from it is to monitor and
maintain good personal hygiene, particularly of your hands. This is because like
most viruses, it can spread through contact, which basically means easy access
from the hands.

The best way to deal with this is to wash them with soap and water, said Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu, senior infectious disease consultant at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID).

Soap and water reduces the amount of all types of germs on your hands, so frequent hand washing should keep them clean.

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