Amid Covid-19 scare, Google doodles doctor who first spoke about the virtue of handwashing

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Google on Friday dedicated its Doodle to Dr Ignaz Semmelweis, the first person to prove that hand washing can be life saving.

“In light of the global COVID-19 outbreak, today’s #GoogleDoodle recognizes Dr Ignaz Semmelweis, widely known as the first person to suggest the life-saving benefits of handwashing,” Google tweeted from its official Google Doodle account.

It had also linked the post to a video depicting the World Health Organization’s recommended techniques for handwashing as a preventive measure against the novel coronavirus.