"When you cough into your hands, you cover your hand in virus," said study author Nick Wilson, an associate professor of public health at the Otago University campus in Wellington."Then you touch doorknobs, furniture and other things. And other people touch those and get viruses that way," he explained.
Health officials recommend that people sneeze into their elbow, in a move sometimes called 'the Dracula' for its resemblance to a vampire suddenly drawing up his cape. But only about 1 in 77 did that.
Using a tissue or handkerchief is another preferred option, but only about 1 in 30 did that.
No comments:
Post a Comment