As of today, the Dutch Railways will be handing out packets of paper tissues at twenty stations. With this, the NS wants to contribute to preventing the spread of the Mexican flu.
The government recommends using a disposable paper tissue when coughing and sneezing. so that virus particles go straight into the trash.
According to research, more than half (57 percent) of people use paper tissues, but 21 percent still prefer the cotton handkerchief † The half million packages that will be distributed will contain 4.5 million handkerchiefs. The NS thinks it will be nice to hand out for a few months.
