Rub hands together rapidly across all surfaces of your hands and wrists.
Regularly wash hands with soap and water.
Wet your hands with clean running water turn off the tap.
Wash your hands with soap and water and dry them thoroughly.
You can tell if the sanitizer contains at least 60 alcohol by looking at the product label.
Rub your hands vigorously for at least 20 seconds.
Hand sanitizer is less effective on visibly dirty hands.
Use alcohol based handrub if you don t have immediate access to soap and water.
Over the counter antibacterial soaps are no more effective at killing germs than is regular soap.
To wash hands properly.
Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
Clean your hands regularly.
Apply soap and lather well for 20 seconds or longer if the dirt is ingrained.
Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.
How to wash your hands properly.
Hand sanitizer is often more convenient when you are outside of the home but can be expensive or difficult to find in emergency contexts.
Clean hands protect against infection protect yourself.
If soap and water are not readily available you can use an alcohol based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 alcohol.
Maintain at least 1 metre 3 feet distance between yourself and others.
It s generally best to wash your hands with soap and water.
Wet your hands with clean running water either warm or cold.