Hygiene Theatre: Scrub all you want, COVID-19 is still here
Are constant deep-cleans necessary? And is ‘hygiene theatre’ taking away time and resources from methods that are proven to slow down transmission, namely: mask wearing, physical distancing, hand washing and moving activities outdoors? Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital and University Health Network talks to Adrian Cheung about ‘hygiene theatre’, the new details we’re learning about infection and the best practices we can all adopt to keep safe.