Since the coronavirus outbreak began, public health officials have urged people to stop touching their faces, and people have responded by saying "oh okay easy," then accidentally touching their faces ...

I’m an adult. I have self-control. In the middle of the coronavirus’s rapid global spread, I can stop touching my goddamn face, right? Wrong. There are plenty of ways you can try to avoid the virus, ...

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Most of us touch our faces way too much. Studies have shown that people touch their faces 23 times an hour — and that's a big problem amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The eyes, nose and mouth are ...

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply ...

It took a coronavirus outbreak to remind us that we touch our faces way too many times. And cutting down on that will help stop the spread of the virus, health officials say. In 2015, a Sydney ...

It’s a quirk of human nature that we touch our eyes, noses and mouths all day long. It’s also a major way we pick up infections like coronavirus. By Tara Parker-Pope Want to improve your chance of ...