Washing hands is pretty effective, because norobastard has to get into your mouth to infect you. Never touch food or your face (eyes/nose/mouth) without first thoroughly washing your hands. If you are in the immediate vicinity of a vomit episode, the aerosolized vomit droplets have enough virus particles to infect if inhaled and swallowed.... Also, if you eat at restaurants, you are completely at the mercy of kitchen and wait staff personal hygiene habits. There are a few hand sanitizers out now that specifically claim to kill noro, but washing it off your hands before you can ingest it is the best defense once exposed.
“Never touch food or your face (eyes/nose/mouth) without first thoroughly washing your hands.”
I do that on a regular basis...I’ll get back to you when I get sick (LOL).
“Also, if you eat at restaurants, you are completely at the mercy of kitchen”
I would say one is at the mercy of their refrigerator temperature. I don’t think there’s any proof of getting people sick from not washing hands...although I agree that using sewer water to clean vegetables will definitely get people sick.
I try very hard to avoid being near people who are vomiting.
I absolutely cannot be in close proximity to someone who is vomiting. It freaks me out for some odd reason and not just because it’s gross.
‘Norobastard’. I like that.
Thank G-d I have not been stricken with it.