A simple act of handwashing plays a pivotal role in reducing the incidences of several respiratory infections and chronic diseases. So, let's roll up our sleeves, lather up, and spread the message of handwashing
WUHAN - China - As the Coronavirus spreads rapidly, no one is mentioning the faecal matter in Chinese drinking water supplies, especially when the Coronavirus has been found in human faecal samples.
In 2010, the human right to safe drinking water was recognized by the United Nations as part of a binding international law. Only 81 per cent of the global population will have access to clean drinking water, leaving 1.6 billion without, by 2030, according to the Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
New pandemic advice from the New York Times: Practicing good hygiene may be worse than COVID-19
The title of a puzzling opinion piece published recently in the
New York Times, written by author Markham Heid, asks: “Can we learn to live with germs again?” The subtitle proceeds to answer the curious question by suggesting that our health depends on resuming our pre-pandemic “lifestyles that expose us to bacteria, despite the risks” posed by the coronavirus. In short, the entire article promotes, in a virulent form of the not-so-subtle and unscientific construct, “the cure can’t be worse than the disease,” taken to its extreme and bizarre conclusions that good hygiene is worse than COVID-19.