Refusing to wash hands on religious grounds

Some Muslims in the UK are refusing to use alcohol-based antibacterial hand cleansers:

Dispensers containing anti-bacterial gel have been placed outside wards at hospitals all over Britain in a bid to get rid of superbugs like MRSA and PVL.

It prevents people bringing in more infections. But some Muslims refuse to use the hand cleansers on religious grounds because they contain alcohol.

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