Thanks, the idea was to catch the virus on the gloves then dispose of the gloves, this would be (say) where there are no washing facilities available.
ps: I suppose I was asking if the virus could penetrate the gloves, which, on reflection seems unlikely!
The problem is people get it on their hands and touch the face. Gloves will do the same thing as cleaning your hands you will just look like a weirdo wandering around the supermarket tho.
if your gloves are contaminated, don't touch your face with them. An advantage of face masks is that they cover your mouth and nose so you are less likely to touch them with contaminated hands.