Letter: Don’t forget to wash hands
Maria Gomez, foreground, washes her hands at a portable hand washing station as she and Barry Molett, back, enjoy a day on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, Monday, June 22, 2020. More than 100,000 people in Florida have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, state health officials reported Monday, as public health officials reissued advisories urging social distancing and mask wearing. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
I find it interesting that there is almost zero promotion of regular hand-washing. I will bet that this is the biggest reason why the coronavirus is spreading. People putting their mask on or touching their face, then touching doors into a place of business or other objects that are touched by others without clean hands.
I have also personally seen people not wash their hands when leaving a restroom during this pandemic. I myself have come face to face with people who have tested positive for coronavirus and have never got it. I live with someone who has a weakened immune system and they haven't got it.
I have always, before COVID-19, washed my hands regularly. I have always wiped down everything I touch at work down daily. And I have always carried hand sanitizer with me, both at work and on personal business. And I can't recall the last time I even had the common cold.
Maybe forced hand-washing ought to be as important as the forced wearing of a mask? I personally find hand-washing more important than a mask.
Chris Fairbanks, Herriman
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