Irritant hand dermatitis during the COVID-19 outbreak

摘要

Coronaviruses are incapable of penetrating healthy skin tissue, which is a protective barrier against COVID-19 viral infections [1]. Contaminated hands can, however, transmit viruses to the mucosal surfaces of the eyes and the nasal and oral cavities [2]. For this reason, proper handwashing is necessary and very much important during the times of the COVID-19 outbreak.