Five ways the pandemic surge in hand sanitisers could cost lives: Hand sanitisers are everywhere. Mariday/Shutterstock The use of hand sanitisers and other antibacterial and antiviral cleaning products has sharply increased worldwide since the pandemic started – and may be here to stay. While this has no doubt helped reduce the transmission of the novel …
South Africans aren’t being protected from fake sanitisers: what needs to be done: The WHO recommends sanitisers with an alcohol content of at least 70%. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images A wave of panic buying struck many countries when national states of disaster were announced in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Overnight, …
Coronavirus: not all hand sanitisers work against it – here’s what you should use: Alcohol-based hand sanitisers work best. Elizaveta Galitckaia/ Shutterstock Since the outbreak of COVID-19, sales of hand sanitisers have soared. It’s become such a sought-after product that pharmacies and supermarkets have started limiting the number that people can buy at one time. …