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If you actually read the first document you linked to, it says (for the handwash): "Duration of the entire procedure: 40-60 seconds". If you watch the NHS video in your second link, you will see it is 41 seconds long (41 is a number between 40 and 60, by the way). The 20 seconds refers to the part where you rub your hands together; the video even times it and plays Happy Birthday twice!
hullian
@Petteri
Regarding the duration of hand washing, 20 seconds has been mentioned on here as well as elsewhere so many times that I had to check the NHS website. Worryingly, it does say 20 seconds. Did they just copy the WHO guidelines (40-60 seconds) and just cut n paste 20 seconds from the same organisation´s HAND RUB guidelines?!
https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Hand_Hygiene_Why_How_and_When_Brochure.pdf
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/best-way-to-wash-your-hands/
There is no fucking way anybody could possibly cover all those steps in a mere 20 seconds.