How come there hasn't be a recommendation to wear regular gloves outside? As long as you wash the gloves in soapy water, you'll kill the virus and
keep it off your hands.
41-45, M
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Regular gloves will carry the virus and will then need to be washed at 60 degrees or above to get rid of it. That's why only disposable gloves are practical unless you like doing a lot of laundry.
plungesponge · 41-45, M
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@plungesponge Gloves are not hands and fabric is not skin. If you wear rubber gloves then yes, you could wash them in soap and water. With fabric gloves, they are far more porous than skin. So for one they will be saturated with water and then you can't wear them and, for another, the virus may not be merely sitting on the surface.