Keeping your hands clean is one of the main prevention strategies against coronavirus. In addition to the priority option for soap and water, another option is the use of alcohol gel. However, the recommendation is for it to be used only at a concentration of 70%.
“Whether water and soap or 70% alcohol gel, both forms of hygiene are equally effective,” says Leonardo Weissmann, an infectious disease physician and consultant at the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases.
Federal Council of Chemistry
A 70° INPM product, contains 70 g of alcohol for every 100 g of the solution. A 70° GL product, on the other hand, contains 70 ml of alcohol for every 100 ml of the solution. Thus, the higher the graduation, the greater the percentage of alcohol.
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
“According to scientific studies and recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO), the importance of alcohol gel in hand hygiene is undeniable, due to its antimicrobial action against bacteria, fungi and viruses, including against the new coronavirus. Contrary to what affirms in the video, it is proven that alcohol in the ideal concentration of 70% is effective in antisepsis of the hands (in the form of gel) and in the disinfection of contaminated surfaces “- excerpt from the note released
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