Is It True That Frequent Hand Washing Can Prevent Corona Virus?

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The corona virus (COVID-19) is currently a pandemic. This certainly triggers the anxiety of citizens in any part of the world. Especially as it is known that there is no established medical treatment specifically for treating corona, so this further exacerbates the fear and anxiety of the world's population.

This virus is spread through a mucus splash containing the corona virus which can be removed through coughing or sneezing. For this reason, the use of masks, especially for people who are sick, is really important to prevent transmission.

In addition, this mucus can be transmitted through direct contact. For example, a cough sufferer while covering his mouth with his hand, then his hand has a droplet that contains this virus, touches an object, then the object is touched by a healthy person's hand and the healthy person touches the areas of his mucous membranes such as his nose, mouth, eyes, then the virus can also spread this way.
For this reason, in this condition, washing hands is very important. Washing your hands can be done at any time when you feel you are touching something that is also touched by someone at risk (especially those who have a cough complaint or a history of contact with people who have high potential to have this virus). And most importantly, wash your hands before touching the areas of mucous membranes as mentioned above (mouth, eyes, nose).

Respond to the contents of the corona virus, of course don't panic. If you feel you have symptoms of cough, fever, and have a history of traveling to an endemic area, or in contact with a suspected person, do not panic and immediately see a doctor for further examination, to ascertain whether the symptoms are caused by the corona virus (COVID-19) or not .

That's all the explanation from me, hopefully it helps and useful :)