Not just washing, hand drying is just as important to avoid virus and bacteria. But beware, the washing machine cannot be a virus diffuser COVID-19.
Hand washing has proven to be one of the best ways to kill germs, prevent disease, and prevent the spread of bacteria to other people.
However, hands that have been washed may be in vain due to exposure to viruses from the “splash” of air in the towel.
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One study showed that hot air hand dryers act like bacterial bombs that shoot more spores from the bathroom air directly into the hands. UNITE. You can choose another method of drying your hands using a handkerchief.
According to the researchers’ results, someone who does not wash their hands properly and put them in the hot air, germs will spread through the room air. Towels are said to create aerosols that contaminate toilet spaces.
According to research from the Mayo Clinic, electric hand dryers can potentially spread bacteria by blowing pathogens or germs back into the hands after washing.
Another study found that high-powered hand dryers can spread the virus up to 1.5 meters or nearly 2 meters in a room.
So, is it true that hand towels help the spread of Covid-19?
A doctor has expressed concern that electric hand dryers in bathrooms could increase the risk of transmitting the Covid-19 virus. This also follows the formation of aerosols by high-energy hand dryers.
A radiologist pointed out the risk of spreading towels which is more rampant if a person does not wash their hands thoroughly.
According to him, washing hands to get rid of the virus won’t be effective with a hand washing machine, it makes it even worse by creating an aerosol containing the Covid-19 virus that anyone can inhale.
Unlike electric hand dryers which can spread germs, paper towels have been found to absorb water and microbes left on your hands and, when disposed of properly, reduce the potential for viral contamination.
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