World Health Organization | COVID-19 advice for the public: Myth busters | Is wearing rubber gloves while out in the public effective in preventing the new coronavirus infection?

Is wearing rubber gloves while out in the public effective in preventing the new coronavirus infection?

No. Regularly washing your bare hands offers more protection against catching COVID-19 than wearing rubber gloves.

You can still pick up COVID-19 contamination on rubber gloves. If you then touch your face, the contamination goes from your glove to your face and can infect you.