How the pandemic changed our hygiene habits
Lockdown affected all our routines when it comes to showering, bathing, shampooing and deodorant. Will regular washing ever resume?
By Emine Saner / The Guardian
Without much strenuous activity, a pair of underpants will last for two days before they go into the wash, while socks “are good for three days, if you aren’t tramping around too much”, says Simon Clifford, an electronics designer from Great Yarmouth. Showers? Every other day is fine. He is still using deodorant and, since it promises “48-hour protection,” he may as well test it to the limit. Does he smell? It’s hard to say, since he lives alone. But he has been back at work since the beginning of the month.
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levels of infection in local areas.
The observed reduction in risk of death from Covid-19 could not be explained by higher levels of vitamin D, the experts said.
Only areas, with insufficient levels of UVB to produce significant vitamin D in the body, were included in the study.
What role does Nitric oxide play?
One explanation for the lower number of deaths, which the researchers are following up, is that sunlight exposure causes the skin to release nitric oxide.
This may reduce the ability of SARS Coronavirus2 – the cause of Covid-19 – to replicate, as has been found in some lab studies.