COVID-19 reinforces the importance of hand washing

Alzyood, Mamdooh and Jackson, Debra and Aveyard, Helen and Brooke, Joanne (2020) COVID-19 reinforces the importance of hand washing. Journal of Clinical Nursing. ISSN 0962-1067

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Abstract

At the time writing this editorial, COVID‐19 has spread around the world with virtually no region left untouched. The speed of the spread and the alarming death rates have seen many countries and jurisdictions introduce measures to prevent the spread of COVID‐19, and hand washing features very strongly in all of these. Hand washing has received considerable attention during the COVID‐19 pandemic. It is a simple, primary preventive measure that most people can do independently.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: 10.1111/jocn.15313
Dates:
Date
Event
24 April 2020
Accepted
27 April 2020
Published Online
Subjects: CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-04 - nursing and midwifery > CAH02-04-01 - nursing (non-specific)
Divisions: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > College of Nursing and Midwifery
Depositing User: Joanne Brooke
Date Deposited: 07 May 2020 12:11
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2022 15:37
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9223

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