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The best way to wash your hands to help prevent diseases, like coronavirus | Just The FAQs

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When people ask how to protect themselves against the spread of COVID-19, one of the first suggestions from doctors is washing your hands. Here are the do's and don'ts.

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It's a skill you probably learned as a toddler, but most people in the USA still haven't mastered it: washing your hands.

Multiple studies show people don't wash their hands as much as they should – and when they do, they often do it ineffectively. Many people don't see the problem.

“People think that they do wash their hands properly ... they have this concept of, ‘Yes, I’ve done it correctly,’ " Mindy Brashears, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s deputy under secretary for food safety, told USA TODAY.

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