Covid: Hand hygiene day, Iss ‘from their cleaning passes prevention’

Rome, May 5 (beraking latest news Health) – On the occasion of the World Hand Hygiene Day, which is celebrated today 5 May, the Higher Institute of Health recalls that their cleaning is “one of the most effective actions to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the Sars-CoV-2 virus responsible for Covid-19 “. The slogan of the 2021 edition is ‘Seconds save lifes-clean your hands’.

In particular, “it is possible to reduce the risk of infection by protecting oneself and others, following some precautions that include washing or sanitizing the hands often, especially – suggests the ISS – after coughing or sneezing; after assisting a sick person ; before, during and after the preparation of food; before eating; after going to the toilet; after touching animals or their excrement or, more generally, when the hands are dirty in any way, or before going to public places (such as at the entrance to shops) if you have touched objects or surfaces exposed to the contact of many people (such as the goods on display or the interior of public transport) “.

For the 2021 edition, the World Health Organization is targeting health professionals and the facilities in which they work so that “they can practice effective hand hygiene at the patient’s bed or where care is provided”. In particular, hand hygiene should be “carried out at the right time (before contact with the patient, before performing an aseptic maneuver, after exposure to a biological liquid, after contact with objects or the environment that is around the patient), in the most effective way, and at the patient’s bed or where the treatment is provided “, WHO concludes.