Since not many tests have been done specifically on Covid-19, the Coronavirus, no one can actually say with
100% certainty exactly what you should do to be completely safe. Uncertainty and fear are great right now BUT the
Coronavirus is a common cold virus and there is actually quite a bit of advice and tips on how to clean and keep viruses
away in general.
Raising your hygiene and "cleaning level" doesn't hurt!
Below you will find
some tips to help you clean a little extra carefully and effectively in these Corona times.
- Good hygiene is always important in cold and flu seasons. So, number one on the list is:
Wash your hands often and thoroughly with soap and water. - Consider which surfaces many people come into contact with often. Surfaces that many people touch should be cleaned
often and with greater care.
– Door handles
– Armrests
– Table surfaces
– Counters
– Faucets
– Buttons on card terminals / ATMs
– Toilets - At work:
– Clean toilets, faucets, and other surfaces that come into frequent contact as above with disinfectant, surface disinfectant or soap and water.
– Clean workstations, keyboards, mouse and armrests on office chairs.
– Have your own pen, don't swap with colleagues or customers.
– Also clean the copier, coffee maker, microwave ovens and other things used by several people. - Soap is effective against grease; fat dissolves fat and a superfatted soap is particularly effective at dissolving and cleaning greasy dirt.
- Covid-19 has a lipid envelope; lipids are a collective name for a group of substances consisting of fats and fat-like substances.
- A high pH value is another factor that makes soap effective against mold, fungi, bacteria and viruses.