Big wash: how to take care of things during a coronavirus pandemic

Everyone knows the importance of self-isolation and maintaining a distance if you suddenly find yourself in a public place. But is this enough to not get sick during a coronavirus pandemic? Tells "New Time".

According to experts, the virus is able to live on objects for quite a long time: for example, on disposable gloves for up to eight hours, and on plastic for up to 5 days. Therefore, having returned from the street, we carry the pathogenic microflora home. Experts say that it is more difficult to get infected in this way than with direct contact with a sick person, but why expose yourself to extra risk?

In a pandemic, proper clothing care can be a good measure. Moreover, it’s not at all difficult, according to experts from the CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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So, upon returning home, it is not at all necessary to remove and disinfect all clothing, especially if you were not in the focus of the disease. It is enough to change clothes and wash your hands. Or throw away gloves if you wore disposable on the street.

But if in your family someone got COVID-19, there should still be basic precautions when washing and storing laundry:

• When washing, it is not necessary to separate the linen of the sick person from the rest of the things, but it is worth wearing gloves to touch it. If this is not possible, be sure to wash your hands.
• Do not shake dirty laundry - this will help spread the virus through the air. Better immediately put it in a basket or wash.
• When washing, use the maximum temperature allowed for the fabric. The virus is sensitive to high temperatures. The optimum temperature is 60 ° C.

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