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    Why gloves alone won't protect you from coronavirus

    Why gloves alone won't protect you from coronavirus

    Posted on 1 April, 2020 by Hillsborough Dental

    One of the fundamentals of controlling spread of diseases such as Covid-19  is hygiene and regular and frequent hand washing. I see a lot of people in shops wearing gloves in the misguided belief they are protected against catching the virus. You can still pick up the coronavirus from a door handle, a light switch or any contaminated surface while wearing gloves, and can then unwittingly transfer it to your face or other surfaces just the same as you would with bare hands. The gloves are...