National Health Service (NHS) surgeon Dr Karan Rangaraja. Image: Tik Tok.“Just wash your hands, be sensible, stay safe.”
A medic has gone viral on Tik Tok after he posted a simple video explaining why people shouldn't be wearing disposable gloves during the outbreak of Covid-19.
National Health Service (NHS) surgeon Dr Karan Rangarajan, who has tens of thousands of followers on social media, told his followers why hand washing beats wearing gloves every time, when it comes to protection.
“‘You’ve got your gloves, you’re at the supermarket, you’re touching things ... there you go — germs,” Dr Rangarajan says in the video.
“You keep touching more things throughout same day with these same gloves? Germs everywhere. You’re accumulating germs.
“Your glove is now more full of germs than your hand would’ve been if you washed it each time.
“Remember, with these same gloves, you’ll be touching your steering wheel … you might accidentally touch your face, transferring the germs to yourself.
“‘And then when you’re changing the gloves, you might actually be touching the glove itself.
“Just wash your hands, be sensible, stay safe.”
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HSE advice.
The HSE echoes Dr Rangarajan's comments, with it's official advice reading:
''Do not wear disposable gloves instead of washing your hands.
''The virus gets on them in the same way it gets on your hands. Also, your hands can get contaminated when you take them off.
''Disposable gloves are worn in medical settings. They are not as effective in daily life.
''Wearing disposable gloves can give you a false sense of security''.
You might:
''Sneeze or cough into the gloves - this creates a new surface for the virus to live on contaminate yourself when taking off the gloves or touching surfaces not wash your hands as often as you need to and touch your face with contaminated gloves.''
