Paper towels are BETTER than hand dryers at removing coronavirus and should be provided in all public toilets, new research shows

Using a paper towel to dry your hands is ‘substantially’ more effective at removing viruses like coronavirus than a hand dryer, according to a new study.

Scientists from the University of Leeds investigated whether the way people dry their hands in a public toilet made a difference to the way COVID-19 is transmitted.

They found that paper towels were particularly effective at removing germs for people who don’t wash their hands properly after going to the bathroom.

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