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    Coronavirus FAQs: Should I Purell My Nostrils? Can Lysol Disinfect The Air?

    Can rubbing hand sanitizer inside the nostrils help reduce infection? Can spraying Lysol in a room every hour or so disinfect the air? Plus: a primer on how to use hand sanitizer effectively.
    by Fran Kritz Nov 06, 2020 3 minutes
    Source: Malaka Gharib/NPR

    Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you'd like us to consider for a future post, email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: "Weekly Coronavirus Questions."

    When I get in my car, I always use a squirt of hand sanitizer for my hands. With the tips of my forefinger and thumb, I then rub some of the sanitizer just inside my nostrils. Does this have any helpful or detrimental effect?

    Wait, what? Well, good for you for remembering the hand sanitizer for your hands. says keeping your hands clean is always important to reduce infection but especially so now to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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