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A 12-step guide how to thoroughly wash your hands

  1. Wet hands with water
  2. Apply enough soap to cover all hand surfaces
  3. Rub hands palm to palm
  4. Right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers and vice versa
  5. Palm to palm with fingers interlaced
  6. Backs of finers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked
  7. Rotational Rubbing of left thumb clasped in right palm and vice versa
  8. Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa
  9. Rise hands with water
  10. Dry thoroughly with a single use towel
  11. Use towel to turn off faucet
  12. ...and your hands are safe