COVID-19 Pandemic is a renewed call for 'Speaking Up for Hand Hygiene'

• Main Authors: Mohd Ali, Noor Azizah, Thudawe, Yohani Shavindi Dalugoda, Ballard, Emma L., Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Bogossian, Fiona
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lincoln University College, Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd. 2020
• Subjects: RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/83828/8/1195-Article%20Text-3126-1-10-20201105.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/83828/; https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjmr/article/view/1195

As of the 31st July 2020, more than 17 million confirmed COVID-19 cases with over 668k deaths have been reported worldwide (World Health Organisation (WHO), 2020). The COVID-19 virus is genetically similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS...