Soap And Water, Still The Best!

Never forget to wash your hands...

It seems that the whole world is in the grips of Corona-virus or as one Austrian commentator succinctly put it; Media-virus. Yes, headlines have to be grim and catchy for newspapers and advertising to be sold. Not to say that it isn't a serious situation because it is but of course horror predictions get more attention.

Austria being such a close neighbour of Italy has responded amazingly well and quickly. A few moments ago the prime minister and some of his cabinet members held a press conference in order to inform the public of what is, could and might happen in regard to the spread of this virus. Fast action from the government. Well done.

What a lot of experts have mentioned repeatedly is the fact that good old soap and water are a good way to keep the viruses at bay. Not the anti-bacterial one but plain old soap. Washing one's hands often is paramount. We all touch door handles, ATM machine buttons, hand rails, supermarket trolleys and of course, money.

Face masks, which have sold out in lots of places appear to not be effective in keeping the virus out but better at keeping it in when one is infected so as not to spread the virus about.

The concept of plain old soap & water stems from our grandparent's generation and like most other advice from them and their era, it does the trick. Makes me wonder what else we should have listened to instead of laughing it off as old fashioned advice?

Let's hope that the corona epidemic gets resolved quickly but we must also keep it in perspective...many more people are killed by car accidents, smoking or unhealthy eating yet, cars, cigarettes or unhealthy food aren't kept from the public at large...

Biggi