Dr Karan Rangarajan, an NHS doctor has taken to TikTok to explain why you should not wear disposable gloves to the supermarket.
Increasingly, people are starting to wear masks and gloves in public places to try and protect themselves from the coronavirus.
‘You’ve got your gloves, you’re at the supermarket, you’re touching things – there you go… germs,’
‘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 each time.
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‘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 your’re changing the gloves you might actually be touching the glove itself.
‘Just wash your hands, be sensible, stay safe.’
If you do need to wear gloves, Dr Rangarajan also has another TikTok video on how to remove them correctly after use.
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