{"id":137808,"date":"2020-06-05T08:17:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T15:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=137808"},"modified":"2020-06-05T11:07:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T18:07:19","slug":"wearing-gloves-in-casinos-can-lead-to-false-sense-of-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wearing-gloves-in-casinos-can-lead-to-false-sense-of-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearing Gloves in Casinos Can Lead to False Sense of Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that many Las Vegas gaming properties are reopened with multiple health safeguards in place, players might put on face masks to help protect against the spread of COVID-19. Dealers and other workers are likely wearing facial coverings, too.<\/p>\n

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USC Professor Paula Cannon, pictured in her lab, cautions against relying on gloves to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Image: USC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But what about gloves? Should they be worn?<\/p>\n

They are certainly useful if workers are using chemicals when cleaning rooms, or, kitchen employees are involved in food preparation and need to mitigate the transmission of foodborne illnesses. But those risks are different from COVID-19.<\/p>\n

In fact, two national experts question the wisdom of wearing gloves to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of wearing gloves to protect a member of the public is flawed,\u201d Paula Cannon, a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at USC\u2019s Keck School of Medicine, told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cWhen people put on gloves, the concern I have is it\u2019s a little bit of a false sense of security, because a glove should be considered, in this case, just an extra layer of skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is \u201cnothing magical about a glove,” she said. “They don\u2019t kill viruses, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n

If someone is wearing gloves, that person would touch the same surfaces, such as his or her nose or mouth, that hands would touch if the gloves were not on, Cannon explained. So instead of transmitting the virus by your hands, you do so with the gloves.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnless you are changing your gloves frequently, you are probably much less likely to wash the glove, use the hand sanitizer on the glove, than you would be if it were your hands,\u201d Cannon added. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t really add any protection and it can lull people into a false sense of security.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In reality, getting a virus on your hands is not dangerous, according to Cannon. \u201cYour hands are made of tough skin. The virus cannot get through the skin,\u201d Cannon explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Manisha Juthani, an infectious disease physician at Yale School of Medicine, agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cGloves themselves are not protective, since you can\u2019t get COVID-19 or other respiratory viruses through skin alone,\u201d Juthani told Casino.org<\/em>.<\/p>\n

She confirmed there are some limited benefits associated with gloves. \u201cIf they help remind you to not rub your nose or eyes or put your fingers in your mouth before washing your hands, they can be a useful tool,\u201d Juthani said.<\/p>\n

She also points out they might make casino visitors feel more comfortable, \u201cbut that is more from the appearance of them rather than from the actual benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Handwashing is Critical<\/h2>\n

Both professors stress it is critical to wash hands or put on hand sanitizer frequently when in casinos. Similar recommendations come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC).<\/p>\n

For those wearing gloves over the hands, washing the outer layer of gloves or applying hand sanitizer to the gloves very frequently \u201cgets old very quickly. People get careless,\u201d Cannon warned.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hope the casinos have lots of hand sanitizer all over the place, so the people can frequently do that if they don\u2019t want to go into a restroom and actually wash their hands,\u201d Cannon said.<\/p>\n

Workers on casino floors, such as at tables, need to apply hand sanitizer frequently, too, and gloves may not be the best approach.<\/p>\n

I would rather see an employee at a blackjack table with a huge \u2026 dispenser of Purell, and every time they touch chips or dice or anything, have them sanitize their hands with Purell,\u201d Cannon said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She recalls that the virus spreads by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching one\u2019s hands, mouth, or eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way that the employee\u2019s hands could spread the virus would be if the employee is touching something, even chips<\/a>, or something that is contaminated with the virus,\u201d Cannon said. \u201cA glove is not going to stop that.”<\/p>\n

Remember to Wear Masks<\/h2>\n

But masks are important to wear. They help to prevent an infected person from passing an infection onto another person, and provide some protection against a person getting sick from infected droplets. Also, it is hard to touch your nose or mouth if a mask is in the way.<\/p>\n

Masks are a must in casinos,\u201d Juthani said about precautions for people on gaming floors. \u201cThey are in enclosed spaces where people are close to each other and stay for prolonged periods of time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI would consider casinos high-risk settings. I would look for measures allowing for physical distancing between tables or slot machines. I would try to go to tables where there are fewer players, even if you are wearing masks,\u201d Juthani added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that many Las Vegas gaming properties are reopened with multiple health safeguards in place, players might put on face masks to help protect against the spread of COVID-19. Dealers and other workers are likely wearing facial coverings, too. But what about gloves? Should they be worn? They are certainly useful if workers are using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":137809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWearing Gloves in Casinos Can Lead to False Sense of Security<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two experts question the wisdom of wearing gloves to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 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