Rospotrebnadzor excluded gloves from the list of measures to combat COVID

Gloves have been removed from the personal hygiene rules that must be followed to “break” the transmission mechanism of CORONAVIRUS infection. In Moscow, for more than a year, there was a mandatory wearing of gloves in public places,

Rospotrebnadzor excluded the wearing of gloves from among the measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, follows from the decree of the department, published on the federal portal of legal information. TASS drew attention to this change.

In a previous version of the document, the wearing of gloves was listed in the rules of personal hygiene among "activities aimed at disrupting the mechanism of transmission of the virus." In the new version, gloves were removed from the part about hygiene, leaving only hand washing, the use of antiseptics and medical masks, and maintaining a distance of 1.5 to 2 m.

Other measures to break the chain of infection transmission include limiting or canceling public events; transition to remote work and study; the use of “social distancing” measures (temporary closure of catering and retail establishments, with the exception of stores with essential goods).

The WHO assessed the need to wear gloves in public places Society

In Moscow, the mandatory wearing of gloves in public places was introduced in May 2020. The requirement was in effect in some other regions of RUSSIA, but was gradually softened. In the fall of 2020, the city authorities tightened control over the wearing of personal protective equipment and announced that carriers would not let passengers without gloves into transport. Muscovites were also repeatedly fined for their absence. The wearing of gloves ceased to be mandatory only at the end of July 2021.