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It goes without saying that you should always be washing your hands [1], regardless of what health concerns are floating around in the world. However, with the prevalence of the coronavirus (COVID-19), it's more important than ever to wash your hands extra thoroughly [2]. You should be washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and if you're bored of singing "Happy Birthday" (twice!) every time you're at the sink, a UK teen developed a site that generates handwashing instructions [3] set to whatever song you want.
When you go to WashYourLyrics.com [4], you can put in the name of the song and artist of your choice, and the site will give you a poster of instructions paired with lyrics you can sing — whether in your head or out loud, it's up to you — to help pass the time. We plugged in Harry Styles's monster hit "Adore You," and look how fun and easy it now can be to wash your hands!
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The instructions are pulled straight from the NHS hand-washing instructions [5], which are actually a bit more detailed than those from the Centers For Disease Control. And while the lyrics are automatically pulled from Genius [6], which means they're always the beginning of the song, there's nothing wrong with going straight into the chorus of a song you know well.
Print out these sing-along posters and hang them around campus, in your home, or in the office, where they'll serve as a reminder for everyone to take the proper precautions during this outbreak [7] and long after it ends.