In the challenge, the WHO has asked people to wash their hands and share a video.
To spread awareness in the fight against coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the 'Safe Hands Challenge' to inform about the importance of cleaning hands. The body shared a video on its Twitter handle to promote the power of clean hands.
In the challenge, the WHO has asked people to wash their hands and share a video.
"There are simple things we each must do to protect ourselves from #COVID19, including Open hands washing with Soap & Splashing sweat symbol or an alcohol-based rub.
"WHO is launching the #SafeHands Challenge to promote the power of clean Open hands to fight #coronavirus."
Join the challenge and share your Open hands washing video!,” the WHO said in a tweet.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, also shared a similar video and invited people to take the safe hands challenge. "You too can have safe and clean hands anywhere. Now I am calling on the world to take the WHO Safe Hands challenge to be ready for coronavirus," Ghebreyesus says in the video, also demonstrating the right way to wash hands.
Notably, the world body has also lauded India's efforts to combat the virus.
Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Henk Bekedam, the WHO Representative to India, commended the apex medical research institute for managing to isolate the strains of Sars-Cov-2.
"I think the commitment of the Indian government from the top level - the Prime Minister`s office himself - has been enormous, very impressive. This is one of the reasons why India is doing very well. I am very impressed that everyone has been mobilised," Bekedam said.
"We have very good research capacity in India and especially at the ICMR and the Department of Health Research. They have been able to isolate the virus, (and) now India will continue to be part of the research community," he added.
India has a total of 131 cases so far out of which three people have died.
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