One lesson that Covid-19 taught us was to adopt the practice of washing our hands as one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of germs and stay healthy. One lesson that Covid-19 taught us was ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing "Happy Birthday" twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus, Japan's Fujitsu Ltd has developed an ...

World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on May 5 every year. This global event aims to promote the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of diseases and infections. Every year World Hand ...

It’s 2020, we’re in the middle of a pandemic and the new norm is washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds multiple times a day. Even if we’re not touching soap and water, we’re ...

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Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

Even before COVID-19 increased the importance of hand-washing, an 18-year-old created a device to aid in the fight. "I find that it's really rewarding to actually help people with devices and see that ...

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Despite its importance, many myths exist, such as that using only water is enough or that ...

There has been a decline in consumer handwashing from mid-2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on results from a Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey. Between April 2020 and January 2022, the ...

In the dishwasher versus hand-washing debate, the dishwasher wins. A 2020 University of Michigan study found that dishwashers used roughly half the water (16,300 gallons vs. 34,200 gallons) and ...