Drivers are being urged to help stop the spread of flu, Covid and other illnesses by wearing gloves to prevent the spread of the ‘twindemic’.
The advice follows on from the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) guidance that unwell adults should wear a face covering if they have to go out. Research has shown that 5% of all fuel pump handles have Covid-19 present on their surfaces – equating to at least one contaminated fuel nozzle at every single fuel station in the United Kingdom.
With more than two million motorists refilling their vehicles on a daily basis, forecourts are a potential hotbed for the transmission of illness where drivers fill-up without gloves.