Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Rakhmanov Department of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University Lyudmila Smirnova told how often it is necessary to use antiseptics and ordinary soap for disinfecting hands.
According to her, it makes sense to use the sanitizer only in public places, the usual soap is fine to use at home, and there is no need to wash hands every five minutes. "You are at home, therefore, there is no need in it,” RIA Novosti quotes Smirnova as saying.