WHO chief Tedros Adhanom reminds importance of clean hands on Hand Hygiene Day

Celebrated every year on May 5, hand hygiene day this year holds a different meaning all toger amid coronavirus pandemic. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adham Ghebreyesus on Tuesday took opportunity to remind health workers and everyone else about importance of clean hands. me for this year's hygiene day is 'SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands'.

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According to WHO, me is aligned with 'Year of Nurse and Midwife' and aims to recognize nurses and midwives as front-line heroes who deserve ackwledgement and appreciation and highlight ir critical roles in infection prevention. " main goal of Global Hand Hygiene Day campaign is to recognize that handwashing is one of most effective actions you can take to reduce spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including COVID-19 virus," WHO said in a release on Tuesday. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

According to data by worldometer, Coronavirus outbreak has claimed more than 2,55,000 lives so far and has infected over 3.69 million people globally. United States is worst affected country with over 71,000 deaths and 1.2 million confirmed infections to date. virus outbreak that started in China's Wuhan city spread across continents in just one month forcing World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare it a pandemic. Health experts believe that coronavirus originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, where animals were reportedly being traded illegally. 

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