Spotlight Why this year's Global Handwashing Day is more important than ever By Kristen Rogers, CNN Oct 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 Updated Oct 16, 2020 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s what to do if someone around you is coughing or sneezing. Veuer’s Johana Restrepo has more. ZMG - Veuer kAm~3D6CG:?8 v=@32= w2?5H2D9:?8 s2J 92D ?6G6C 366? >@C6 :>A@CE2?E E92? 5FC:?8 2 A2?56>:4 E92E 4@F=5 36 DE6>>65[ :? A2CE[ 3J 6G6CJ@?6 E2<:?8 92?5 9J8:6?6 D6C:@FD=J]k^AmkAmz66A:?8 @FC 92?5D 4=62? :D @?6 @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]454]8@G^92?5H2D9:?8^H9J\92?5H2D9:?8]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm>@DE :>A@CE2?E 923:EDk^2m H6 42? 25@AE E@ AC6G6?E 4@?EC24E:?8 r@G:5\`h 2?5 DAC625:?8 E96 4@C@?2G:CFD E92E 42FD6D E96 5:D62D6 E@ @E96CD] (:E9@FE H2D9:?8 AC@A6C=J 2?5 <:==:?8 @77 E96 4@C@?2G:CFD — 2?5 @E96C G:CFD6D[ 324E6C:2 2?5 86C>D H6 A:4< FA 7C@> C2H >62ED[ 7642= >2EE6C 2?5 C6DA:C2E@CJ 5C@A=6ED — :E 42? DAC625 36EH66? 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