Hygiene: Public Places

(asked on 4th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the use of hand sanitising products on reducing the spread of viruses and diseases; and what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of increasing the provision of hand sanitiser in (a) the London Underground, (b) airports, (c) train stations, (d) stadiums and (e) schools.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 28th April 2020

Public Health England (PHE) recommends washing your hands more often than usual, for 20 seconds, with soap and water and using hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available. This will help prevent people from catching and spreading COVID-19.

Sector specific guidance includes advice on what organisations can do to reduce the spread of COVID-19 for example the use of announcements in transport hubs to reinforce key messages and supervising handwashing in young children in schools.

Our public health advice is published on gov.uk. Guidance for the transport sector and educational settings can be viewed at the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-staff-in-the-transport-sector/covid-19-guidance-for-staff-in-the-transport-sector

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19

The Government is communicating and working collaboratively across all departments and the provision of hand sanitiser is the responsibility of each establishment.

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