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By Citizen Reporter

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WATCH: Sesame street joins fight against the coronavirus

The iconic characters from Sesame street are also playing their part through various educational clips.


Sesame Street, the iconic educational children’s television series has joined in the fight against the coronavirus that the world is currently facing. Sesame street has launched the Caring for each other initiative which is aimed at supporting families through the Covid-19 crisis.

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As part of this they have created and released a series of educational videos featuring the shows famous characters giving tips about how to curb the spread of the coronavirus.  Here below Elmo is seen washing his hands for 20 seconds to the washy washy song and invites families to join him:

Enjoy the other videos here:

  • Learning how to sneeze and cough safely with Grover: Grover helps children remember that when they feel a tickle in their noses or throats, they should remember to sneeze or cough into their upper sleeve or elbow—that helps keep the germs off their hands and away from other people. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
  • Time to Wash Your Hands!  Our Muppets demonstrate different situations where children and families should wash hands—after coughs and sneezes, before eating, after playing, after using the bathroom, and more.
  • Caring for Myself, Caring for Others:  Our Muppets help children understand that when you take good care of yourself, you’re taking good care of others, too.

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