Parents and children prevent enterovirus together! " 5 Steps: Wet, Rub, Rinse, Clean, Wipe

K-12 Education Administration, MOE reminds that besides continuing efforts to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the infectious enterovirus should not be neglected. The only thing that can avoid enterovirus is to wash your hands frequently and correctly. Wet, Rub for more than 20 seconds, Rinse, Clean, Wipe to

reduce bacteria staying on your hand, achieving the best effect against enterovirus and maintain the health of school children.

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Adopt 5 Steps: Wet, Rub, Rinse, Clean, Wipe. (Photo / Provided by Taiwan Centers for Disease Control)

To avoid the transmission of enterovirus through frequent interactions among school children, K-12 Education Administration, MOE also reminds parents and teachers to strengthen teaching on hygiene and further promote the 5 steps Wet, Rub, Rinse, Clean, Wipe. Furthermore, pay attention to the ventilation and cleanliness of the home and study environment. If school children are diagnosed by a doctor to be infected with enterovirus, please let them rest at home to avoid the spread of the virus.

The most effective prevention method is to wash your hands correctly and frequently. (Photo / Retrieved from Pixabay)

Enterovirus is highly contagious and teenagers and adults may also be infected as well. The virus is hard to be differentiated from a normal cold and the most effective prevention method is to wash your hands correctly and frequently. This should especially be done when school children enter and exit campuses, after school classes, nurseries, indoor playgrounds and other densely populated and places of high human interactions, before returning home or eating meals.