Given the coronavirus threat, is holding on to escalator handrails really a good idea?

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A busy escalator  on the London underground
Hands off? A busy escalator on the London underground. Photograph: David Pearson/Alamy Photograph: david pearson / Alamy Stock Phot/Alamy Stock Photo

On public transport escalators we are requested, for safety’s sake, to hold on to the handrail. But isn’t the germ-ridden handrail – particularly with the threat of coronavirus – more of a threat to our health than the risk of taking a tumble down the steps?

Claire Wright, Manchester

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