Does hand hygiene reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Yang, Chao.

Letter To The Editor

Tracy share their experience of stepping up infection control measures in ophthalmology to minimize COVID19 infection of both healthcare workers and patients, and emphasize universal masking, hand hygiene, and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE). However, whether hand hygiene is “particularly important” for SARS-CoV-2 infection control needs further study, as there is no convincing evidence that this prevention tool is effective in the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic…

Keywords

Infection prevention and control