How to wash your hands
There are a few essential steps you must follow to wash your hands effectively.
Washing your hands properly is a way to help protect yourself and your loved ones from illnesses like food poisoning.
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Step 1: Wet your hands and apply soap
Wet your hands thoroughly under warm running water and apply soap to them
Step 2. Rub your hands together to make a lather
Spread it over all areas of your hands and wrists, making sure it covers your palms, the backs of your hands, your wrists, your fingers and fingernails
Do this for at least 20 seconds
Step 3. Rinse well
Rinse the soap off completely under a stream of clean running water
Step 4. Dry your hands thoroughly
Use a clean hand towel or hand dryer, not a tea towel or your clothes
