From a face shield to phone sanitiser and a hook to open doors… Gadgets to stop you catching Covid

Frequent handwashing and social distancing are known to reduce the spread of infection. But could gadgets — such as a prong for flushing loos and covers for keyboards — help too? ADRIAN MONTI asked experts to review a selection; we then rated them. Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk HOOK TO OPEN DOORS Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk CLAIM: This … Read more

Chemicals giant Ineos to build new factory in TEN days to produce hand sanitiser

Chemicals giant Ineos to build new factory in TEN days to produce a MILLION bottles of hand sanitiser a month The new factory will be in Middlesbrough and will be built in just ten days Products given to hospitals for free and shipped across the UK and Europe  Ineos also manufactures rubber gloves, PVC saline … Read more

Expert reveals the quick home test you can do to see how much sanitiser has affected you 

An expert has revealed how you can test the age of your hands with four simple home tests. This comes as an increasing number of people across the globe have taken to using hand sanitiser amid the coronavirus outbreak.  Mr Paul Banwell, a British plastic and cosmetic surgeon who gives worldwide lectures worldwide on aesthetics … Read more

Britain’s gin distilleries switch production from alcohol to make hand sanitiser 

Gin distilleries across Britain have switched to making hand sanitiser in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Distilleries from Dundee to London have shifted their production lines to make hand gel after shortages were reported across the country when the virus began to gather speed earlier this month. People across Britain … Read more

Pregnant Millie Mackintosh douses herself with hand sanitiser

She’s due to give birth to her first child with husband Hugo Taylor this spring. And Millie Mackintosh was enjoying one final outing with a friend amid claims of an impending government lockdown due to the growing coronavirus crisis. The pregnant star ensured she adhered to recommendations to keep hands clean, dousing her digits in … Read more

Shane Warne’s ZeroSevenEight gin distillery fights COVID-19 by making HAND SANITISER

‘We all need to do what we can’: Cricket legend Shane Warne’s distillery stops making gin and starts producing HAND SANITISER in a ‘wartime shift’ to combat COVID-19 By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:26 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 05:26 GMT, 19 March 2020 Cricket legend Shane Warne is the co-owner … Read more

Beer company BrewDog starts making alcohol hand sanitiser GEL at its distillery in Scotland

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Ministers are warned coronavirus could rip through jails – because inmates drink hand sanitiser 

Ministers are warned coronavirus could rip through jails – because inmates drink hand sanitiser The Ministry of Justice is working to avoid the jail riots sparked in Italy last week  Coronavirus could rip via jails as inmates drink hand gel, ministers are warned  Inmates will be given warnings and explanations first over prison family visits … Read more

Ant and Dec kick off Saturday Night Takeaway with hand sanitiser and foot greetings

Anton McPartlin and Declan Donnelly kicked off Saturday Night Takeaway by making light of the coronavirus outbreak – after announcing it would ‘business as usual’ on the show. In scenes that have left some viewers furious, the comedy duo were joined by a 200-strong live studio audience in the London Television Centre for the night’s … Read more