Tips to keep your house safe from Coronavirus

Tips to keep your house safe from Coronavirus

• Ensure that reusable cloths are disinfected or washed at 60C after every use.
• Try to use disposable cloths or paper towels as much as possible.
  

Mops and buckets

• It’s advisable to use separate buckets for detergent and rinsing.
• Mops and buckets need to be cleaned with disinfectants and dried after use.
• Curtains can be cleaned by laundering or disinfected by steam cleaning.

Bathrooms/Toilet

• Use a toilet cleaner and brush at regular intervals.
• If you stay in an area where hard water is an issue, ensure that you remove limescale using a descaling product.
• Regularly disinfect the toilet seat, handle and rim.

• Clean baths and sinks frequently, if they’re used regularly.
• Use disinfectant if they’ve been used by someone who’s ill.
• Clean shower curtains regularly.

Kitchen

• Food-preparation surfaces should be cleaned before and after use.
• Use separate chopping boards for uncooked food – such as raw meat – and food that doesn’t need cooking, like salad leaves.
• Wash and dry your hands after handling as raw meat.

Pets 

• Keep pet food away from human food.
• Wash your hands after touching animals and their food, toys, cages and litter trays.
• Bowls used for pet food should be stored separately.

Laundry

• Wash your hands after handling dirty laundry
• all underwear, towels and household linen should be washed at 60C or at 40C with a bleach-based laundry product to prevent germs from spreading. 
• Don’t leave laundry in the washing machine because germs can multiply rapidly.

Waste disposal

• Foot-operated bins are more hygienic because they reduce the risk of getting germs onto your hands.
• Always wash your hands after handling waste material.
• Throw rubbish away carefully to avoid attracting vermin and insects.

Courtesy: NHS