Health
New Delhi: Ten months into the pandemic, handwashing with soap remains one of our best defenses against the virus, along with other public health measures such as maintaining physical distance, avoiding crowded places, practising cough etiquette and wearing a mask wherever recommended. more
Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF
New York: Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, billions of people around the world do not have ready access to a place to ...
Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening
New York: Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases, according ...
Handwashing only ‘soap tabs’ could help halt spread of COVID-19 in developing world: Study
London: A novel handwashing technology underpinned by behavioural science could help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus by encouraging handwashing in developing countries.
