Effective hand-washing

Duration of the procedure: at least 20 seconds

Rub your hands together,

1 Wet hands with water 2 Apply plenty of soap 3 palm to palm

Rub the back of each hand with Rub palm to palm with fingers Rub with the backs of fingers to
4 the palm of the other hand, 5 interlaced 6 opposing palms, with fingers
with fingers interlaced interlaced

Rub each thumb clasped in the Rub the tips of the fingers in the
7 opposite hand using a rotational 8 opposite palm using a circular 9 Rinse your hands well with water
movement motion

Your hands are now

clean and safe!
Dry your hands thoroughly Keep the towel in your hand and
10 with a single-use towel 11 use it to turn off the tap

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