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Long nails is one of the fastest spreaders of the coronavirus, nurse warns

Nails are one of the fastest spreaders of the coronavirus (Shutterstock)

The virus causing COVID-19 can survive in your fingernails meaning you could be spreading the coronavirus through you nails.

While a majority of people are prioritizing washing their hands, they are not putting enough focus on the importance of keeping short nails.

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