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Japanese businesses to reopen automatic hand dryers in washrooms
14th of May 2021
A Japanese embargo on washroom air dryers - put in place by a powerful business lobby early in the pandemic - has been lifted following the results of new research.
A decision to restrict the use of hand dryers was made in May 2020 by the Japan Business Federation, operating under the name Keidanren. The move to ban dryers followed discussions
Swapping handwashing for sanitiser ‘partly to blame for gastro outbreak’
12th of May 2021
Teaching young children about hand hygiene is crucial - that's the claim being made by Australia's Department of Health in the wake of surging cases of gastroenteritis.
At least 389 outbreaks have been reported in Victoria childcare centres so far this year. And experts believe the use of hand sanitisers in place of soap and water could be partly
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