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NERVTAG/EMG: Hand hygiene to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission, 2 July 2020

Paper prepared by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) and Environmental and Modelling Group (EMG) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 3 July 2020

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Hand hygiene to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission - 2 July 2020

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Paper by NERVTAG and EMG on the effectiveness of hand hygiene in preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. It was considered at SAGE 45 on 2 July 2020.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

The appendices were removed from this document, but will be released once permissions are obtained.

Published 3 July 2020