Coronavirus outbreak: Why is it important to thoroughly and frequently wash our hands?

Washing one's hands thoroughly and regularly is best way to protect oneself and prevent transmission of Coronavirus according to USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With sudden surge in number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus, washing one's hands thoroughly with soap and water has become all more important.

A reily available weapon against virus

importance and ory behind why people must thoroughly wash ir hands has been explained on Twitter by scientist and Professor at esteemed John Hopkins University Karen Fleming in a series of tweets. Fleming claims that soap is an amazing weapon to fight against virus that is present in all our homes.

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In her tweets, Flemings goes into description about anatomy and makeup of virus and why soap is effective against it. Take a look at her tweets explaining importance of washing one's hands thoroughly.

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Dr Fleming's post was uploed on February 28 and has been tweeted 55,000 times. According to reports, many scientists believe that even if one does t have soap handy, y can use sanitizers because y are almost as effective.

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