The doctor who specializes in public health and epidemiology, Catterina Ferreccio, recommended wearing gloves on public roads to avoid getting the coronavirus. Alongside that, ensured that washing hands with soap is enough to protect from the disease.

In an interview with "Interactive Morning" of Agriculture, the member of the expert committee to confront the coronavirus said serves "any glove, gender, cotton, because it has a lot of roles. For example, the Chinese wear a lot of cotton gloves, of the whites".

"By wearing gloves you are more aware of not sticking your hand in your face, because the mechanism is your hands are contaminated, and you who take her to the eye, nose or mouth. Those are the holes, because it penetrates. If you're wearing gloves you're less likely to stick your hands in. And then if you touch the surface of the Metro, When you get to the place, take off your gloves and wash your hands"", Explained.

"While the goal, if it's not a surgical or perfect glove, it's more of a mechanical effect of moving away from the surfaces“, added.

With regard to the supply of alcohol gel, recommended that "the best thing is washing with soap and water, That's enough, because the virus comes out. You have to wash it well and you're good. Alcohol gel, its usefulness I see is that I can use it everywhere".

Suspension of classes

Before President Sebastián Piñera announced the suspension of classes for two weeks for the country's schools, the committee of experts said this was not necessary.

Ferreccio said she was in favor of being suspended, but that there were divided opinions on the panel. “Others had other arguments, who felt it was not obvious that children were transmitters and that all cases were still circumscribed and associated with travelers and that such a strong measure, that might not be enough two weeks. So don't start it so soon, to last so long the suspension of classes, it was also good to have it in schools so we could vaccinate them“.

In addition, Dr. added that it is unlikely that a person who was infected, do it again. "All the evidence is that it doesn't, that is left with immunity, that's been repeated in humans and in animals, in all the experiments that have been done with this virus". "The doubt that remains is always how long it lasts" this immunity, Added.

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