Haha washing hands n scaring people to do so is certainly a step in the right direction but the campaign to save britain from the virus by simply washing your hands is a joke.
The point of handwashing (and other various steps the government might take) is not to "save Britain from the virus" but to slow the rate at which people become infected. If that's done successfully then the NHS won't be overwhelmed by a sudden flood of patients. Instead the infections will be spread over a longer time with a lower peak. That's the aim of the handwashing campaign.
For the people poo-poohing this: you'll lose someone you know to this virus. It'll probably not be you in the grave but with a 3%ish mortality rate you'll certainly know someone who dies from it within the next year or so. If washing hands spreads out the load on the NHS so they can treat people properly and more people survive it, it seems a very small price to pay. It's hardly panicking to take basic hygiene seriously.
Vin