What you could be missing when Cleaning to Fight Covid-19
What you could be missing when cleaning to fight Covid-19.
According to the World Health Organization ( WHO), The Coronavirus, Covid-19 is a highly contagious viral illness spreading when an infected person coughs or exhales releasing droplets of infected fluid. Most of these droplets fall on nearby surfaces/objects where they can live for days before a person touches these contaminated surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth, where the virus enters their body.
According to the CDC, the virus can remain viable for days on surfaces before infecting its host. We will go over some way to decrease the risk of bringing this virus into your home. While, cleaning surfaces you may have not thought about, to minimize your risk of contracting Covid-19.
Getting more than you bargained for.
According to an article written by, business insider, the Corona virus can live for three days on plastic. Yes the same plastic bag your groceries are in. It’s important to wash down surfaces you touch after bringing In your groceries, wash your hands, or use hand sanitizer after touching your groceries. Dispose of plastic bags or place them in a room temperature environment, for several days so the virus can die, before reusing the plastic bag again. You never know if the person bagging your groceries has the virus and its better to be safe.
Tracking in more than dirt.
Using a cleaner/disinfectant is important to prevent the spread of covid-19 from the floor, or floor objects. According to Business Insider, The virus can live on a cardboard box for 24 hours and on a wood floor for 2 days. Pets can track in Covid-19 on their paws and ingest this virus. There is little known if domestic animals can catch or transmit this virus. According to the United States Departemt of Agriculture, on April 6th there was a confirmation of COVID-19 in a Tiger in New York. One of the first confirmed cases in an animal. Preventing this virus from being tracked in by pets is often something that’s overlooked. Wiping down your pets feet with a soap and water solution washing for 20 seconds, before your pet enters your home, is a good way to prevent this virus from entering your home. your home. When cleaning your disinfecting your floors, using a neutral floor cleaner/disinfectant like, Pine-Sol Multi-Surface Cleaner Disinfectant, to ensure your killing harmful viruses and bacteria on the surface of your floor, because there are just times when your pet runs happily into your home without clean paws. Accidents happen and having a good quality disinfectant made for your floors is essential.
Preventing the spread of Covid-19 when paying with Plastic.
Many people try to get all their shopping done in one day, to minimize the amount of masks and hand sanitizer they need to use. Few realize they are touching their credit card multiple times, with every store or ATM they visit. According to business insider, the virus can live up to three days on plastic and stainless steel. Making it even more important to sanitize your credit card after store visits and give your sanitation products time to do their job. According to the manufacturers of Clorox and Lysol disinfectant wipes, its recommended to use enough wipes to treat the surface, allowing it to remain visibly wet for 4 minutes. I usually do this in the car and place my credit card on a paper towel that can be easily discarded.
How clean are your bed sheets really.
The Corona virus can live on cloth for 2 days, according to business insider. You could be sleeping with the virus and not know it. Pets can harbor the virus on their paws and spread it on your bed sheets, if they snooze or relax on your bed during the day or night. Especially if you don’t wash your pets paws after going outdoors. 100% Organic Bamboo sheets may be a weapon against Covid-19 and other unwanted infections. 100% Organic viscose Bamboo bedding has natural antibacterial, anti-fungal properties. According to Pr.com, A quantitative antibacterial capability test was performed by the China Industrial Testing Center (CTITC) from July 7th 2003 thru July 11, 2003. One hundred percent Bamboo Fabric was tested over a 24-hour incubation period with bacterial strain type Staphylococcus aureus. After the 24-hour period the numbers of live bacteria were counted in each sample. The results showed that 100 % bacteria were counted on traditional fabrics. The results showed that 100% bamboo viscose inter-woven fabric exhibits 99.8% antibacterial kill rate. Compared to traditional fabrics.
How important is sleep to the fight against covid. Our Bamboo Bedding’s inter-woven fibers help release exfess body heat and hold in heat on cold nights, so you can get a good night sleep. Ample sleep supports the immune system, which reduces the risk of infection and can improve outcomes for people fighting a virus. On the other hand, sleep deprivation weakens the body’s defense system and makes people more vulnerable to contracting a virus. Toxin exposure can decrease overall immunity. Our Bamboo Bedding is 100% flame retardant free (PFAS), Formaldehyde Free, and Pesticide Free. Sleeping comfortable and getting a good night sleep, can be as important as proper hand sanitizing, hand washing, and disinfectant techniques, when preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Conclusion
Hand washing and hand sanitizing with a hand sanitizer made of >65% ethyl alcohol is effective in preventing the spread of this virus. Disinfecting the above overlooked areas, when out of your home and in the home. Wearing a mask is essential when in public to prevent the spread of this dangerous virus. Getting a good night sleep on anti-bacterial/anti-fungal bedding can be helpful when fighting covid-19. Together we can beat covid-19 and make it history while following regulations set out by the CDC and WHO. Following these simple sometimes overlooked cleaning/housekeeping tips others may not have thought about may mean the difference between catching the virus or killing it.
