Hand disinfection - protect yourself and others

Whether in the subway, at daycare or in the office: germs and bacteria are everywhere. Many are harmless, but some are carriers of infectious diseases.

Most of them enter our bodies via our hands. This can happen within seconds: A sick person touches a door handle and shortly after, a (still) healthy person touches it, rubs their tired eyes or scratches their nose and the pathogens spread through their body. If the immune system loses the upper hand, infectious diseases can occur.

Regular hand washing or hand disinfection can break the cycle of infection and even save lives. This is because infections with flu viruses and, in particular, multi-resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) can lead to fatal illnesses for vulnerable people such as senior citizens, young children and people with previous illnesses.

Here is a step-by-step guide to hand disinfection:

  1. Apply at least 3 ml of hand sanitizer to your clean and dry palm.
  2. Rub the product with the palm of your right hand over the back of your left hand and vice versa.
  3. Then rotate palm over palm with fingers spread apart.
  4. Interlace your fingers.
  5. Don't forget your thumbs: Rub them in the palm of the other hand.
  6. And finally, let your closed fingertips circle in the palm of your hand.

You can also watch all the steps in our video:

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