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Video:washing hands as it should be

Video:washing hands as it should be

Washing your hands regularly is one of the most effective ways to avoid getting infected with the coronavirus. You have to wash your hands for 15 to 20 seconds and not everyone does that…

October 15 is International Hand Washing Day. Something very important to do well and often in these harsh times. But how well are we actually doing? Not always the way it should be, according to research from the University of Michigan. Researchers installed cameras in various places to see exactly what people do after visiting the small room.

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Startling discoveries

The most important discovery was that hardly anyone washes their hands long enough. On average, we wash our hands for only 6 seconds. Some don't even wash their hands at all!

How did you wash your hands well?

The video below from RIVM explains how to wash your hands properly: