No, you are correct 100% Hannes it's mass hysteria the media loves to whip everyone up and it works every time.

Anyone thinking they are protecting themselves with a hand gel are deluding themselves as all they are achieving is spreading it all over their hands, if you don't believe me check your hands before and after under an Ultraviolet lamp !
We carried out this highly illuminating experiment on a level 3 food hygiene course I completed at Glasgow University in connection with my last job working for the Ministry of Agriculture as it was named at the time.

Hot water and soap is THE only way.

Last winter in a care home that my late MIL was resident in containing 40 residents they lost 6 of them with the standard flu to put it all in context.

This latest outbreak is very punitive on the older generation it is a logarithmic graph and from 60 + is not good news rising to 9% fatality rate for 80 +.

2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev