Hand washing is important measure of prevention of viral diseases in General and of coronaviruses in particular, but in order for this measure worked as it should, you need to wash your hands correctly. How to wash your hands in a pandemic COVID-19, told the therapist Drapkina.
“In order to control the spread of coronavirus, it is very important to adhere strictly to preventive measures. If we talk about washing hands, the procedure should last for twenty to sixty seconds. You need to wash your hands with soap under warm water and pay attention to the skin between the fingers, the thumb and the inner surfaces of the hands”, — said Drapkina.
Infectious diseases Elena Malinnikova added that in addition to ordinary care, there is a cough, which prohibits, for example, to sneeze into the hands, as do many people. Coughing and sneezing, according to Malinnikova, should be in the elbow, not the hand, therefore significantly reducing the number of distributed of bacteria and viral particles.
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Doctors remind that the main symptoms of coronavirus infection is a fever, a cough and feelings of chest tightness. People who become ill COVID-19 feel strong fatigue — doctors say, adding that the virus attacks primarily the lungs, in some complicated cases, leads to a fatal deterioration of the function of the respiratory system.
