How to Stop Touching Your Face to Prevent Viruses

Dayna Dye

A handshake, a kiss on the cheek, a hug: gestures of greeting and affection we’ve come to expect
from those we know . . . and even strangers. In the era of the novel coronavirus and other communicable diseases that never went away, are these gestures a good idea? And what about touching your own face?

The Science Behind Human Touch

Touch is a part of human bonding, particularly among infants. “The most effective and critical stimulus in the formation of mammalian pair and maternal-infant bonds is soft tactile stimulation,” wrote Yu Fu and colleagues in the Nature journal …read more