Gretchen Newman
Staff Writer
With the pandemic going around, it is extra important to keep your hands clean. In order to keep them clean you have to wash them the correct way. The main source of having germs spread is through your hands considering you touch mainly everything with them.
A place where many people do not focus on when washing is under their fingernails. Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. They can also spread when preparing or eating food with contaminated hands. Washing your hands is not effective unless you are scrubbing for an appropriate amount of time. Many recommend 20 seconds of lathering or singing the Happy Birthday Song in your head twice. The Centers for Disease Control stated before surgery, surgeons have to stand at the sink for 5 full minutes cleansing all the way up to their elbows.
If soap and water are not present, you can use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Sanitizers do not get rid of all types of germs, but it is safer than nothing. There are no advantages to using antibacterial soap. All soaps are equally effective at removing disease causing germs. These are all easy steps that make a big difference. One simple wash can make a whole change.
