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30/12/2022

Cleaning, dishes, linen ... good anti-coronavirus gestures at home

Washing hands regularly, coughing in your elbow, not kissing ... barrier gestures, recommended against the Covid-19 epidemic, have more than ever entered our daily life.Outside, many of us avoid touching the elevator pimples, door handles or metro bars, identified as potential sources of contamination.But other foci of contamination may be ... inside your houses.A big spring cleaning is more than ever.

What surfaces clean to limit the spread of the COVID-19?

The survival duration of this virus on surfaces and objects arouses many questions.According to a recent American study, published in scientific publication Medrxiv, the virus could survive four hours on copper, twenty-four hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on iron and plastic.Other studies go even further."The duration of survival on inert surfaces such as metal, glass or plastic can go up to nine days," say British researchers.Nevertheless, all research agrees that the survival duration of the new coronavirus also depends on the ambient temperature as well as the humidity of the place of the place.Difficult to know therefore...

What should you clean in the house?

At home, these risk areas are located everywhere everywhere.They are found on switches, door, cupboards or refrigerator handles, computers' keyboards, remote controls, keys, flush button, toilet telescope but also textiles ortaps.Used several times a day and handled with your hands, the smartphone is also a source of contamination not to be overlooked.

Which disinfectant to use?

Ménage, vaisselle, linge… Les bons gestes anti-coronavirus à la maison

To reduce any risk of contamination, it is therefore better to meticulously clean all of these surfaces at home.The authors of the British study (cited above) invite us to disinfect these areas using ethyl alcohol at 95%, of 75% propanol or even in bleach.On its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) recalls that a "simple disinfectant" is enough to kill the virus.In supermarkets, some brands offer disinfectant wipes impregnated with alcohol and/or bleach.

How to clean the floors?

Questioned by the Top Health site, Professor Daniel Camus, infectiousologist at the Lille Pasteur Institute, indicates that the use of a vacuum cleaner is to be avoided, especially in the patients of the sick."The use of a vacuum cleaner is not recommended because it may disseminate viral particles," he explains.Thus, it is therefore desirable to remove the dust from the broom and then clean the floor using disinfectant wipes or a mop soaked in bleach.

At what temperature washing your laundry?

Detergents are not spared by these hygiene rules.If we do not know precisely how long the new coronavirus can survive on textiles, the WHO indicates that the latter could "persist on the surfaces for several hours to several days".To protect yourself, it is therefore advisable not to skimp on the detergents in order to disinfect clothes, sheets, tea towels or towels."At this stage, two specialists, however, indicate to CheckNews that the COVVI-19 loses its infectious potential from an exhibition at 56 degrees for twenty to thirty minutes or 65 degrees for five to ten minutes,"The Liberation site.

How often to change sheets and towels?

Like the other textiles, the new coronavirus can survive on household linen such as towels or sheets.As a rule, it is advisable to change your sheets about once a week.During pandemic period, it is better to change them more regularly to minimize the risks.Also, it is not recommended to shake your bed linen to avoid diffusing viral particles.For toilet linen, UNICEF recommends the use of single -use towels, especially for drying of hands.

How to clean your dishes?

As we know, coronavirus is a virus that resists heat fairly well.If you have a dishwasher, favor high temperature washing cycles, minimum 60 ° C, to rule out any risk of contamination.If you do not have a dishwasher, meticulously clean your dishes starting with a soaking in javel water diluted at 0.1% for at least 15 minutes before using your usual table liquid.

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