While it’s great and understandable that people are being cautious not to get infected from this new coronavirus, I see and read what people are doing in terms of prevention and wonder how much of their efforts are going to waste because of inconsistent and improper method/usage.
Some examples:
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Face masks
・Not washing hands before and after use
・Not covering the mouth and nose area properly
・Using them periodically (on/off) throughout the day
・Touching/adjusting the outside facing part of the mask
・Putting used masks in pockets, bags, on the table, etc.
・Not disposing them properly by putting them in separate bag/container -
Hand washing
・Not washing long enough
・Not washing often enough
・Not drying hands completely
・Using jet air dryers
・Using wet/damp towels
・Not washing up to the wrists
・Not washing hands before every meal -
Hand sanitizers
・Not using enough sanitizer
・Using sanitizer on greasy/dirty hands
・Not rubbing hands until dry -
Disinfectant wipes
・Mistakenly using regular wet wipes
・Not leaving enough “dwell time” for disinfectant to work
・Reusing wipes
・Flushing wipes down the toilet
I guess people feel safer because they’re taking action, but sometimes I think some of things they’re doing is pointless or half-hearted.