Lessons Learned From Covid-19 No 2.- Wash Your Hands!

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Last time I posted: Lessons Learned From Covid-19 Lesson No 1: Be Careful What You Eat. Now the second lesson that I will share is not something new. It's something that we always hear from our parents ever since we were little. Wash Your Hands! Supposed to be, we should have been more mindful of this action and it should have been a habit. We touch our faces with our hands more than two thousand times a day. We scratch our face, our eyes, pick our noses, scratch our ears, or even cover our mouth and nose with it when we cough. In between, we touch our cellphones, doorknobs, handrails, walls, etc... So even if a virus, like the covid-19, is not airborne, it could stick and stay on any surface for certain periods of time. We touch the surface then, absent-mindedly, we touch our face, thus getting the virus and/or other bacteria. Worse, we often forget to wash our hands before we eat. Some even have a nasty habit of touching the rim or mouth of a drinking glass with their hands. These days, people are bringing hand-sanitizers or small bottles of alcohol in their pockets and frequently wash their hands with it. I hope they (and you) will continue this habit even after this crisis. Remember: Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Stay clean and stay safe.