Recommendations to Member States to improve hand hygiene practices to help prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus

Interim guidance

Overview

WHO recommends member states provide universal access to public hand hygiene stations and making their use obligatory on entering and leaving any public or private commercial building and any public transport facility. It is also recommended that healthcare facilities improve access to and practice of hand hygiene.

 

WHO Team
WHO Health Emergencies Programme (WHE)
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
3
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/2019-nCov/Hand_Hygiene_Stations/2020.1
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