Face-Touching behaviour modification in ICU staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
October 11, 2020
IntroductionThere has been a rapid global pandemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). Viral particles which come into contact with mucous membranes lead to infection of respiratory tract epithelium and induce an inflammatory response that varies in degree but may be fatal.1 An important source of infectious particles is believed to be fomites that may be touched by potential patients or their doctors and transferred to mucous membranes by touch. Previous coronaviruses have been shown to be able to live on