During the period of quarantine measures due to the spread of the coronavirus, many people think about how to protect their home from this disaster.
Prevention
In addition to generally accepted personal protective measures, you need to know that some specific rules for the prevention of this dangerous disease are important.
Everyone knows that upon returning from the street, you should wash your hands well with soap, as well as your face, remove street clothes and shoes. Doctors believe that special disinfection or sanitization of clothing is not required, while the most ordinary wet cleaning does not even hurt. Also, one of the recommendations for protecting the home from the virus is frequent ventilation of the premises, at least twice a day for half an hour. Humidification with a humidifier or any other available method will also be useful.
Wet, easy cleaning can be done even daily. There are special disinfectants that can be easily purchased at household chemical stores. Also, such a solution can be prepared independently, using monochloramine diluted with water in a proportion of 50 ml / 10 l. If the use of chlorinated preparations is unacceptable, then you can replace the usual table vinegar. The proportions will be as follows: 2 tbsp. l substances per 1 liter of water. Such structures process all floors, baseboards, doors.
Interior protection
Using disinfectants, interior elements such as door handles, switches, tables, chairs, all household appliances that all residents of the house touch daily many times are processed. You also need to wipe the remotes from the TV, the keyboard and mouse of the computer, since these places are considered very dirty.
Particular attention should be paid to cleaning the bathroom, bathroom and kitchen. To wash these rooms, you need to regularly change the water and prepare a new solution for disinfection.
Non-standard places for cleaning
In the house there are always such places and things that collect dust and various microparticles in large quantities. We are talking about carpets, upholstered furniture and soft toys. Such places should be well cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. It also does not hurt to wash the blinds, wash curtains, curtains and tulles. If pillows and rugs are constantly lying on sofas, for the period of the epidemic they should be removed away altogether, or also regularly cleaned with a vacuum cleaner. Bed linen and towels should be changed as often as possible to clean ones.
In the kitchen, it is necessary to wipe work surfaces, kitchen appliances. Wash dishes either in a dishwasher or using special detergents in very hot water.
If there is an ultraviolet lamp, then you can regularly irradiate the room, but only if there are no people in it.
Aromatization of air with essential oils, for example, eucalyptus, tea tree, conifers, is not superfluous. Since they contain a large number of volatile, with antiseptic properties.
Indoor plants will also help, because many of them are able to purify the air and reduce the amount of harmful substances. These plants include: geranium, citruses, begonia, asparagus. Naturally, you need to understand that it is impossible to prevent the spread of harmful microorganisms in the room by colors and air aromatization alone, but why not use these products as an addition to standard measures.
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Your health is in your hands! Remember to adhere to the recommended quarantine measures and be healthy!