Do you know how critical it is to clean your homes during these times? The novel coronavirus can be prevented by maintaining good hygiene at your home.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the most effective way to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is to wash your hands frequently and disinfect the surfaces that are touched most often. Thus, stocking up household cleaning products and reliable hand soaps is extremely important.
Keeping in mind that the virus can last for days on surfaces, certain practices can help keep the surfaces clean. Before quarantine comes into effect, you will need to stock up crucial supplies. Once you’ve managed that, follow our cleaning tips to keep everyone safe at home.
The Covid-19 Lifespan
Items and surfaces made from plastic or stainless steel such as everyday appliances, door handles, and toys can host the virus for up to 3 days, as stated by the National Institute of Health. Evidence suggests that the virus can survive on non-porous surfaces such as kitchen tops and tabletops for even longer periods, perhaps 5 days, making it critically important to clean and disinfect them multiple times a day.
You may not be able to reach every corner of the house, but you definitely need to clean the high-touch areas to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Be sure to clean doorknobs, tables, power switches, and mobile phones. High-touch surfaces can vary for different households. You will need to figure them out yourself for your particular case. For instance, if you have a large family and everyone seems to be addicted to watching the TV, you might want to clean and disinfect the TV remote more times than anything else.
Cleaning Surfaces
Now that we have talked about the lifespan of the virus, let’s discuss how you can clean the surfaces. To save time, some homeowners might attempt to clean and disinfect surfaces at the same time. Many homeowners don’t even know the difference between the two concepts. For those who don’t know the difference, cleaning refers to removing dirt and dust from surfaces using soap and water, while disinfecting involves killing germs by applying chemicals. The CDC advises homeowners to clean the surfaces first to remove the germ-hosting dust before trying to disinfect with chemicals.
For most types of surfaces, Lysol and bleach, both of which are available in the form of spray products, have proved quite effective for disinfection.
Keeping Your Laundry Clean
Besides focusing on frequently touched surfaces, you need to implement safe laundry methods. Even though the virus can’t stay too long on the fabric, your clothes may get exposed to the virus when you go out. An effective method is to use the warmest possible water setting when washing your clothes. Also, allow the clothes to dry completely before wearing them. Wear hand gloves before washing dirty laundry. If you don’t have hand gloves, wash your hands and arms thoroughly afterward.
Furthermore, don’t forget to wash your laundry bag that holds the dirty clothes to remove the germs that might have collected in it.
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