Comparative analysis of COVID-19 guidelines from six countries: a qualitative study on the US, China, South Korea, the UK, Brazil, and Haiti

Table 2 Prevent getting sick

Countries	Total time of washing hands	Hand washing	Cover coughs and sneezes	Social distance	Face cover/gloves	Avoid touching face with unwashed hands
US	20 s (until dry if using hand sanitizer	Soap, hand sanitizer (> 60% alcohol)	Elbow or tissue, Immediately wash your hands or use hand sanitizer afterward	6-ft	Cloth face cover (Update on April 4, 2020)	Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
China	Keep good hand hygiene	Soap, alcohol-based hand sanitizer	Elbow	N/A	Disposable medical facemask, Surgical mask, Gloves are recommended	Avoid touch face with hands when you uncertain about hands’ cleanness.
South Korea	More than 30 s	Soap	Elbow	2-m	Facemask	Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands
UK	20 s	Soap, hand sanitizer	Tissue, wash your hands	2-m (6-ft)	N/A	Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth
Brazil	40–60 s with soap, 20–30 s with alcohol	Soap, 70% alcoholic preparation	Tissue or arm	2-m	Face cover (Update on April 5, 2020)	Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with your unwashed hands
Haiti	N/A	Soap	Elbow or disposable handkerchief	2 steps, (Updated on April 20, 2020) 3 steps	Facemask	Remember to always wash your hands before touching your mouth, eyes and nose

All the information was only extracted from the government’s guidelines. Information from public news or other heath institution guidelines were exclude. The terms were extracted directly from the government guidelines. N/A represents the information did not indicate in the guidelines.

ISSN: 1471-2458