Why long-term protection is the clever alternative to throwaway disposable gloves

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, they have adorned our streets in a questionable way: disposable gloves which, together with face coverings, are thrown into public trash cans in the better case, or simply onto the ground in the worse one. They serve as protection against smear infection, for example when pushing a shopping cart, when touching grab rails and seats on buses and trains, or when in contact with door handles and light switches in public buildings and offices.