No matter how protective what equipment you wear, if you like touching your face with your hands, you are still at risk for COVID-19.

Risky spots on your face that you need to avoid touching

Avoid touching the soft tissue areas on your face which are the eyes, nose, and lips where the virus can get through. For example, if you touched the surface of the door handle, floor, table, or chair that has infected patient’s secretion on, and then you touch your eyes, the virus will get through the eyes and you will be infected. Besides the Coronavirus, other viruses like Influenza virus are also able to infect through these soft tissue areas. Even taking the mask off your face with your hands can contaminate on your hands. Thus, you should wash your hand with soap and water or hand sanitizer frequently in order to prevent the infectious.