As for remedying those dry hands, Duncombe says that it should be safe to use moisturiser. He explains that though the virus is more stable on a moist surface, there does not seem to be a clinical difference in transmission between a naturally moist hand and a hand treated with moisturiser.
Tomson recommends moisturising your hands immediately after washing them, while they're still a little damp in order to trap the moisture in.
“[Moisturiser] doesn't make the hands ‘stickier’ to viruses or pathogens, but it doesn't protect you either, so you would still need to re-wash or re-sanitise after touching contaminated surfaces,” she adds.