Combating the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority worldwide and global restrictions currently dictate our everyday life. Border closures, entry bans, curfews, as well as closures of schools, kindergartens, shops, restaurants, and public parks have...
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The COVID-19 pandemic is posing major challenges to global healthcare systems – especially when it comes to ensuring the usual infection control measures are in place. In an interview with Astrid Gödel, Hygiene Specialist at the Herz-Jesu...
In the washrooms of the future, a lack of supplies is a thing of the past. How often does it happen that you finish washing your hands in a public washroom, only to reach out and find that the paper towel dispenser is empty? Then, your only course...
The good old handshake has been the most common form of greeting in many parts of the world for centuries. By changing the way we are welcomed, we can increase the infection control actively. In the private sector, contracts are still concluded...
When sanitizing hands, 3 ml is recommended in order to achieve a rubbing time of 30 seconds. While this knowledge may be common in healthcare settings, healthcare workers often fail to meet this target. By adhering to hand hygiene recommendations...
Domestic and international travel has seen a sharp decline since the COVID-19 outbreak, with some travellers finding themselves stuck abroad, while others that have returned home may be forced to quarantine as a protection measure against the virus...
All public buildings, including schools, healthcare facilities, and offices should have hand hygiene stations placed at their entrances, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). With many European nations considering the easing of...
Hospitals and clinics depend on sufficient availability of hand sanitizers to effectively protect both patients and staff from infections. This dependence is heightened during pandemics, like COVID-19. An open dispenser system that accepts bottles...
Direct observation to record hand hygiene behaviour in hospitals and clinics is considered the gold standard in compliance monitoring, but it has some inherent disadvantages. One of them is the Hawthorne Effect. But how high is its influence really...
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and the infectious disease it causes, is currently raising a lot of questions and concerns. Thorough hand hygiene and social distancing are considered critical measures to prevent contracting the coronavirus...