Everything You Need to Know About the World Health Organization's Viral Safe Hands Challenge

Here's everything you need to know about the Safe Hands Challenge, which is going viral in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

, walks us through the proper technique for our hands—a pivotal, frontline defense against spreading the coronavirus.

"There are several practical measures you can take to protect yourself from the new coronavirus," Ghebreyesus explains in the video."One of the most important is regular, safe, and effective hand hygiene using soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub.You don't have to wait for someone to"nominate" you if you're looking to get in on this viral trend. To participate, film a video of yourself demonstrating proper hand-washing techniques, and post it to social media.

Here are the WHO hand-washing steps listed out for reference—but be sure to watch the video for visual instructions if any of the steps don't make sense.Scrub with your right palm over left hand and fingers interlaced. And then vice versa.Rub the back of your fingers against the opposing palm with your fingers interlocked.Do rotational rubbing with clasped fingers.

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