With the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus on the increase daily, it is vitally important that we all follow the guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation.
Many people are wearing masks and stocks are reportedly falling low on toilet roll and hand sanitiser - but Public Health England, the World Health Organisation and the NHS all stress there is no evidence that the masks are effective.
The government say that the best way to protect yourself is to regularly wash your hands with warm water and soap, for at least 20 seconds, reports The Mirror.
However, if you are one of the many people who take your phone to the toilet with you, then you could be doing more harm than good.
And that's because the bacteria you transfer onto your phone screen from toilets that many other people may have used before you will go straight back to your hands when you use your phone again - making your 20 seconds of scrubbing as you sing happy birthday twice through, pointless.
Experts say the virus can survive for between two and nine hours on surfaces such as glass, metal and plastic.
Professor William Keevil, from the University of Southampton, said: "You could be washing your hands, but if you start touching your smartphone screen and then touch your face, that is a potential route of infection," as reported by the Metro .
According to Dr Perpetua Emeagi, a lecturer in Human Biology and Biological Sciences at Liverpool Hope University, studies have shown there are up to 17,000 bacterial stains on the average phone.
To put that into perspective, that's 10 times more than a toilet seat itself.
A survey by JellyBean has also found that 54 per cent of Brits admit to having taken their phone to the toilet with them.
So, the simple answer is - keep your phone away from the throne.
