{"id":58434,"date":"2021-05-04T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T13:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=58434"},"modified":"2023-07-06T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:17:46","slug":"facing-water-shortage-heres-how-to-wash-your-hands-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/05\/04\/facing-water-shortage-heres-how-to-wash-your-hands-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing Water Shortage? Here&#8217;s How To Wash Your Hands During Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the country comes to terms with the second wave of the <\/span><b>Covid-19 pandemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the importance of simple steps like washing hands and wearing a mask are highly important. While the best way to maintain <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hand hygiene<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is by washing your hands with running water and soap, that might not be possible for everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Hand Hygiene Day<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, find out how to wash your hands effectively even without running water in the summer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>What You Should Know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Water-shortage-situation-in-India\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water shortage situation in India<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Tips-to-maintain-hand-hygiene-without-water\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tips to maintain hand hygiene without water<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#When-you-should-wash-your-hands\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you should wash your hands<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"Water-shortage-situation-in-India\">Water shortage situation in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, more than 50% of the population has no access to clean <\/span><b>drinking water<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while about 82% of rural households are without piped water supply. Most areas are facing a water shortage or water cuts while 9% of the area was already living with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water scarcity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in drought-like conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average hand wash of 20 seconds requires 2 litres of water. For a family of four to wash their hands even 5 times a day would, they would require 40 litres of water. This could become an unaffordable luxury while dealing with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water shortage<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b id=\"Tips-to-maintain-hand-hygiene-without-water\">Tips to maintain hand hygiene without water<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If clean water is not readily available, you can still make your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hand hygiene<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a priority for yourself and your family by following the safety practices during this pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Use hand sanitizer <\/b><b><\/b><img class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from using water and soap, hand sanitizer is one of the most effective ways to clean your hands. You should ensure that the hand sanitizer has at least 60% alcohol and is approved by a certified health association. Ensure that the hand sanitizer is rubbed on all parts of your hand. Don\u2019t wipe it off or rinse it before it is dry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Use-hand-sanitizer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Use paper towels or wet tissues<\/b>\u00a0your hands are really dirty and hand sanitizer won\u2019t be immediately effective, you can use a paper towel or wet tissue to wipe your hands first before using hand sanitizer to clean your hands.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Plan ahead<\/b><b><\/b>\u00a0<img class=\"img-responsive\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Plan_ahead-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since you might not have access to water regularly, try and make sure that you have paper towels, hand sanitizer or disposable wet tissues at home. Carry these with you if you absolutely have to step out of the house and don\u2019t know if you will have access to water where you are going. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b id=\"When-you-should-wash-your-hands\">When you should wash your hands?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should absolutely avoid stepping out, however if you do leave your house, ensure that you sanitize your hands after touching any surface or object. Even when you are at home, you should <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wash your hands<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with water and soap preferably;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are preparing or eating food<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are treating a cut or wound<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are done using the toilet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you change diapers or clean up a child<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you touch an animal, animal feed, or animal waste<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This World Hand Hygiene Day, let\u2019s not delay ensuring hand washing becomes a national habit, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#ABHIKaro<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Apart from handwashing, find out whether you need to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upgrade your Covid-19 facemask<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> too.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the country comes to terms with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2963,"featured_media":58437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2501,2503,2505,2504,2502],"class_list":["post-58434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-conditions","tag-hand-hygiene","tag-wash-your-hands","tag-water-scarcity","tag-water-shortage","tag-world-hand-hygiene-day"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Facing Water Shortage? 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