The CDC suggests a five-step method for washing hands properly as one method of coronavirus protection Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene and stopping germs from spreading. Washing your ...

A new survey also found women were more likely than men to wash their hands before touching food – and after using the toilet. The risk of getting the coronavirus from a surface is low.