Keep Your Property Safe Against COVID-19

Posted on December 21, 2020 in Cleaning

With the current pandemic increasing in the UK keeping your property safe against COVID-19 is vital, frequently cleaning and disinfecting your property is essential for keeping yourself and your guests safe and healthy.

While person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 poses a much greater risk than transmission via surfaces, Public Health England recommends cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces at least once a day, even if you’re not leaving the property. That’s because anytime items or people come in and out of your home, there’s some possibility of exposure.

A recent study found that the novel coronavirus can remain in the air for up to three hours and live on surfaces such as cardboard for up to 24 hours, and plastic and stainless steel for up to three days.

Here are a few ways to make sure you are properly cleaning and disinfecting your property and keeping your household or office as germ-free as possible.

The Difference Between Cleaning and Disinfecting

It’s important to note that cleaning a surface – simply removing dirt and particles – is not the same thing as disinfecting it to kill viruses and bacteria.

There are many products you can use to clean hard surfaces, like soapy water. And while cleaning high-traffic surfaces to remove contaminants, dust and debris is a necessary step of cleaning your home, you still need to disinfect those surfaces from the novel coronavirus.

Which Cleaning Products Kill COVID-19?

Not all cleaning products are effective on all types of germs, so you should know exactly which products kill COVID-19.

You might already have some of these effective products in your home, like:

• Disinfecting wipes, including Clorox, Lysol or store brand wipes
• Disinfectant sprays, such as Purell, Clorox or Lysol
• Isopropyl alcohol
• Hydrogen peroxide

And while using effective virus-killing products is key, it’s also important to follow the proper techniques to thoroughly disinfect surfaces. We advise letting the product sit and remain wet on surfaces or objects for 10 minutes, and that will kill 99.9 percent of germs.

Disinfecting Against COVID-19

You don’t need to clean your property from top to bottom each day, but you should focus on disinfecting the areas that are hot-spots for germs. These are the most important items to disinfect every day:

• Cupboard and drawer knobs/pulls
• Faucets
• Kitchen and bathroom counters
• Toilets, especially the seat and handle
• Refrigerator, dishwasher, oven and microwave handles
• Remote controls and game controllers
• Phones, tablets and other mobile devices
• Computer keyboards and mice
• Door knobs/handles
• Table surfaces
• Staircase railings
• Light switches/switch plates

If possible, wear disposable gloves and discard them after disinfecting. If you have reusable gloves, be sure to disinfect them after you’re done. And always remember to wash your hands before and after you clean and disinfect your home.

Keep Washing Your Hands

It’s been repeated countless times, but that’s because it’s true: no matter what you do, the best way to lower your risk of contracting COVID-19 or passing it to someone else is to wash your hands.

Public Health England recommends a vigorous 20-second scrub with soap and water that extends beyond the hands to the wrists, between the fingers and under the fingernails.

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