Why the hand hygiene lesson we learned during Covid-19 should still be practised

Hand hygiene can help reduce the spread of infections, protecting one in three children affected by diarrhoea. — Photos: Dettol Malaysia

WHILE the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced in May that Covid-19 has ceased to be a public health emergency, the lessons learnt during the pandemic should remain, especially the emphasis on hand hygiene.

The diminishing practices of handwashing and hygiene would see a rise in communicable diseases.