Wash your hands with soap and water....

3rd November 2021

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If there is one very good thing that has come out of the Covid crisis, it is that washing hands after visiting the toilet, blowing noses or sneezing has become more second nature! In my final weeks as Headmaster of a delightful prep school in Kent I could not help notice the relative absence of coughing when the children were gathered in one place. Never, ironically, had the children been more fit and healthy! The reason was undoubtedly the care taken over washing hands. I composed a ditty that deliberately contained a refrain that would last about the recommended length of time for a thorough soapy scrub and rinse of the hands following a visit to the loo. With the words printed on the walls above the sinks, the children soon got used to singing and whistling this happy chorus. I hope it is a lasting change.

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