You can probably still buy alcohol prep pads at pharmacies. Since isopropyl alcohol will kill off the coronavirus on contact, it's probably a good idea to carry a few of these with you. You can use them after a bathroom visit, or if you are exposing yourself *more than usual* to germs (like shaking someone's hand, or using a shopping cart someone recently sneezed on, etc). I wouldn't recommend using them on a regular basis because they'll dry out your skin. But they're small, discrete, and handy to have. I carry a few on me all the time anyway, as an emergency first-aid measure. If I get a sliver or paper cut, or scrape my skin on something known to harbor dirt, a swipe from the prep pad and a dab of triple-antibiotic ointment (I carry a tiny pump container of that too, along with 3 bandaids) will give me peace of mind until I'm home where I can tend to it more efficiently.
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