With the outbreak of Covid-19, health care professionals are urging people to regularly refrain from touching their face. Is that too much to ask? There’s no question it’s easier said than done.

I’m an adult. I have self-control. In the middle of the coronavirus’s rapid global spread, I can stop touching my goddamn face, right? Wrong. There are plenty of ways you can try to avoid the virus, ...

It’s like a grim twist in a disaster movie: the one thing that could save the human race from impending doom is something that people do constantly and simply can’t stop doing. According to the CDC, ...

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply ...

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