The habit among health staff could contribute to virus spread in hospitals, researchers say.
Healthcare workers who pick their noses are more likely to get Covid and should be made aware of the infection risk, a study suggests.
The survey of healthcare workers at two university medical centres in The Netherlands in 2020 revealed the majority of respondents admitted to picking their nose "at least incidentally" - somewhere between monthly, weekly and daily. In contrast, a third of staff admitted to biting their nails but this didn't make a positive Covid test any more likely.
Having a beard or wearing glasses did not increase the risk of getting Covid either, despite the potential issues with wearing masks correctly, the study found.The researchers said as the nose was a main route for coronavirus to get into the body, nose-picking may make infection easier by directly introducing virus particles on the hands into the nose.
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