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WASH YOUR HANDS: San Francisco added public hand-washing stations throughout the city to help combat the spread of coronavirus. Here's what they're like.

Katie Canales   

WASH YOUR HANDS: San Francisco added public hand-washing stations throughout the city to help combat the spread of coronavirus. Here's what they're like.
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  • San Francisco has placed 20 handwashing stations throughout the city in an effort to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease.
  • Washing your hands is the best way to fight COVID-19, according to health officials.
  • The new stations are one of the latest measures taken by the city amid a coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco.
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The best way to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease, as health officials have repeatedly been declaring, is to wash your hands.

Per recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, take a generous amount of soap, and scrub thoroughly while reciting the "Happy Birthday" song or another 20-second tune.

In an effort to make hand-washing easier for San Franciscans, city leaders have placed hand-washing stations throughout the city. The map below shows where each one is located.

Here's how to use them.



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