Molly Lixey, a former emergency room nurse in Sanginaw, Michigan, has taken it upon herself to demonstrate just how fast and easy it is to spread germs through cross-contamination.
In order to stop the spread of novel coronavirus, many states across different countries are under stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions.
However, this has not totally stopped the spread of the virus as many well-meaning people still end up exposing themselves to germs unconsciously.
On a recent trip to the grocery store, Molly Lixey told CNN she noticed a lot of people wearing gloves, which she thought was excellent.
However, all the cross-contamination she saw was a dent on the protective measures the people are putting.
Lixey took to Facebook to post an off-the-cuff Facebook video, demonstrating just how quick and easy it is to spread germs at a grocery store.
“I was doing some painting around the house and it hit me that paint would be a perfect medium to use to explain this (cross contamination),” she told CNN.
“It terrifies me to think people believe they’re safe only because they are wearing gloves and not have them be aware that they could still be harming themselves or others,” she said.
“But it’s (the germs) on my gloves, that’s fine right? It’s on my gloves,” she said in the video.
“But now I’m walking along and my phone rings, so I’ve now touched my hands together a couple of times, I reach for my phone and oh I have a text message from my husband.”
“I understand as a nurse I have had extensive training in the use of PPE, but many people in the general public have not,” she said.
“They are all so fearful right now they will do anything to protect themselves, but it’s important they do so properly. ”
Ultimately, after picking up a phone call, the paint was on her cheek, signifying the germs that would have moved to her face.
Even after taking off the gloves, Lixey shows the paint had touched her makeshift phone, which she holds after taking the gloves off — eventually resulting in cross-contamination.
What message was she trying to pass across? “There’s no point in wearing gloves, if you’re not gonna wash your hands every time you touch something,” she said in the video.
