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    Safe Hands Challenge Lebanon
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    This New Internet Challenge Is Going Viral in Lebanon and Celebs Are Joining in

    By Hussein YassineMarch 24, 2020Updated:January 22, 2021
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    The Safe Hands Challenge, the latest addition to the list of viral internet challenges, is taking over Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and other social media platforms in Lebanon and the rest of the world.

    While several of the previous internet crazes that blew up around the world were deemed dangerous and unhealthy, this new one, as its name implies, is totally safe. In fact, it is encouraged!

    This time around, it’s the World Health Organization (WHO) that started the challenge.

    The World Health Organization has launched a new viral challenge
    Via Qatar Living

    Takers of the Safe Hands Challenge are required to simply film themselves washing their hands for at least 40 seconds straight using WHO’s proper handwashing techniques.

    Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, started the #SafeHands challenge on March 13th. He posted online a video of himself explaining the effective method to wash the hands while demonstrating it.

    He then nominated 3 celebrities to take the challenge and asked them to each challenge 3 other people after doing it, and just like that, the challenge kicked off.

    Dr. Ghebreyesus has also been personally nominating a list of names every day since the beginning of the campaign.

    There are several measures you can take to protect yourself from #COVID19. One of the most important ones is regular & safe hand hygiene. Here are the steps recommended by @WHO ?
    Show the ? where and how you wash your hands. Join the WHO #SafeHands challenge! pic.twitter.com/5ElZyiyZun

    — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 13, 2020

    Less than two weeks later, today, the hashtag of the Safe Hands Challenge has been used more than half a billion times around the world on various social media platforms.

    Numerous world-famous names such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Gates, Selena Gomez, Gordon Ramsay, Christiano Ronaldo, and many others have been called on to join the challenge.

    WHO’s representative in Lebanon later launched a local version of the same challenge, under #SafeHands4Lebanon.

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    A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)

    Several Lebanese public figures, journalists, professors, and many other influencers have taken the challenge.

    Moreover, the ambassadors in Lebanon of each of the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, France, and other countries have participated in the SafeHands4Lebanon campaign, as have UN officials in the country.

    In addition to promoting proper handwashing techniques to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO used the challenge to spread awareness on Climate Change and the importance of freshwater on the annual World Water Day, March 22nd.

    Who #safehands challenge #SafeHands4Lebanon#UNICEFLebanon @UNICEFLebanon
    Always remember to wash your hands properly to protect yourself and your loved ones غسيل الأيدين بهالطريقة بيحميك وبيحمي اللي بتحبّن #كورونا #كورونا_لبنان #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/M9FJSOTWus

    — joemaalouf جو معلوف (@joemaalouftv) March 22, 2020

    The viral challenge is not restricted to celebrities and public figures, though. Anyone can participate in #SafeHands and #SafeHands4Lebanon to help fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

    All you need to be part of the campaign is your phone, an internet connection, soap, and running water! The instructions on the correct way to wash the hands, as shared by WHO, are in the image below.

    How to wash hands properly for the Safe Hands Challenge
    Via Twitter / WHO

    Stay safe, stay at home, wash your hands regularly, and let other people know how to do so properly with the Safe Hands Challenge.

    Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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