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Long nails are at more risk of contracting coronavirus – Nurse

Israel Boafo Bansah
Last updated: March 27, 2020 6:56 pm
By Israel Boafo Bansah
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A medical expert has said that long nails can be one of the fastest spreaders of coronavirus due to their ability to harbour germs, bacteria and even the virus underneath.

The Australian health worker advised the best practice for good hygiene should be to trim your fingernails and keep them short.

“Germs such as bacteria, fungi and viruses (including the Coronavirus) can harbour underneath the nail space and easily be transmitted to whatever you touch. Put simply, you cannot see the dirt that lies beneath.”

“Doctors know this and rigorously scrub under their nails before donning gloves and performing surgery; with a sterile nail brush and sanitising solution. We should now follow their example.”

GP and former orthopaedic surgeon Dr Chike Emeagi, Medical Director of Hampstead Aesthetics Clinic and Dr Chike Clinics, said that the ideal length was just above the nail tissue, explaining:

“It is advisable to cut your nails as short as possible as they harbour infection.”

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ABOUT POST EDITOR ..... Bansah obtained a degree from the University of Ghana where he started a campus news network (LegonConnect) as a student. He has been in the blogging and journalism space for over 7years now and well known among bloggers most of which he has mentored into creating a career through writing. He's well known for his passion for education and his philanthropic gestures towards needy students. eMail - [email protected]
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