The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) says the ideal time of hand washing is about 20 seconds. About one-third of cases of diarrhea and 16 percent of respiratory infections can be prevented by hand washing properly.
RPS adds hand washing for 20 seconds is the only way to get rid of some viruses and bacteria that cause colds, infections, stomach aches, and even the flu. RPS President, Ash Soni said people do not often wash hands with a long time to get rid of disease-causing bacteria.
"Even when we are not affected by the virus, if we do not wash our hands, we can transmit the infection and become more real, more vulnerable problems, such as children and the elderly," Soni said on Wednesday.
Sounds basic, but most people do not wash their hands for 20 seconds. According to a poll conducted over 2,000 more people by RPS, 84 percent of people did not wash their hands for long periods of time.
Meanwhile, about 65 percent and 32 percent of people do not wash their hands before eating or even when preparing food. Half of those surveyed did not wash their hands after touching pets and other creatures, and another 21 percent did not wash their hands after the toilet, according to The Guardian.
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