He wondered if hand washing could restore more than just a sense of moral purity. After all, "cleanliness is next to godliness," but people also often talk about "starting over with a clean SLATE."

他不知道洗手是否能够恢复道德上的纯洁感，毕竟，“清洁是仅次于圣洁的”，但人们也经常谈论要“从一个干净的记录重新开始。”

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He says the results suggest a lack of hand-washing and proper hygiene.

他指出，这样的结果意味着手洗得不够勤，以及缺少适当的卫生措施。

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He said in addition to hand washing, other useful strategies would be screening patients for MRSA on admission, regular use of hydrogen peroxide vapour generators to kill bugs in the hospital environment and educating patients and visitors on ways they can reduce risk.

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For this reason, he adds, there remains no scientific evidence that widely promoted protective measures such as hand washing and mask wearing will actually stop people from getting sick.

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"We are changing every tap on every clinical hand washing basin in every neo-natal unit in Northern Ireland, " he explained.

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