Contaminated hands are a major route for transmission, potentially spreading to surfaces. FMTNews
PARIS: People should dry their hands with paper towels to avoid spreading the new coronavirus, according to the authors of a study published on Friday that finds disposable tissues are better than jet dryers at removing pathogens missed by ineffective washing.
A small study by experts from Britain’s University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust found that if hands had not been properly washed, drying with a paper towel was more effective at removing microbes. Four volunteers had their hands contaminated using a bacteriophage – a virus that infects bacteria and is harmless to humans – and then did not attempt to wash the microbes away.
Microbes were found on all surfaces touched after using the jet dryer, with contamination on average 10 times higher than after the use of paper towels.They noted that while the NHS and World Health Organisation recommend the use of disposable towels after hand-washing – as well as using them to turn off taps – healthcare facilities in the UK were increasingly using jet dryers.
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