The new coronavirus does not infect the eyes, but can enter the body through the mucous membranes of the eyes in the same way that it enters the mouth and nose. When you are outside, you may get the virus in different environments because your hands have a wide range of contact surfaces, but if you wash your hands in time, you will not get infected. The air may not be particularly clean, the conjunctiva or eyelashes may be contaminated with dirt, the eyes will feel itchy, with the virus on the hands to rub the eyes is called contact transmission, the virus on the hands directly from the mucous membrane of the eyes into the human body. Although the eyes are not infected, they are an important means of transmission. Source: Dr. Yurai