SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Forget face masks and rubber gloves. The best way to avoid the coronavirus is frequent hand washing, according to a medical adviser to the world's airlines. Masks and gloves do a better job of spreading bugs than stopping them, he said. A: Hand hygiene - because contrary to what people think, the hands are the way that these viruses most efficiently spread. And inside the gloves, your hands get hot and sweaty, which is a really good environment for microbes to grow.

Source: The Star February 06, 2020 04:52 UTC