Coronavirus expert explains why soap is better than hand sanitizer

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Coronavirus expert from Mayo Clinic explains why soap is such a powerful weapon against the spread of the virus.
Health experts recommend washing your hands frequently and especially after coming into contact with anything outside of your home, such as at the grocery store or pharmacy.
Hand sanitizer is a good option as well, but you have to be generous with the amount you use and ensure it reaches all areas of your hands.
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Since the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping across the globe there’s one piece of advice that has been repeated more than any other: Wash your hands. It’s a simple recommendation that we’ve all heard since we were old enough to reach the sink, but why is it so incredibly important right now, in the face of a planet-wide virus crisis?

The simple answer is “because it works,” but for a longer and more detailed explanation of why soap is so efficient at fighting the novel coronavirus, we’ll let infectious disease expert Dr. Gregory Poland, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, lay it all out.

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