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The new Corona virus is transmitted from one person to another during close contact with a distance of less than two meters, and droplets of droplets are directly responsible for infection, and questions have recently spread regarding the possibility of transmitting the emerging Corona virus through different surfaces and clothing.
Recent studies have shown that people infected with the emerging coronavirus who do not show any symptoms have the same ability to transmit the virus as people who show symptoms of the disease. Corona virus is transmitted through droplets flying more from surfaces such as door handles, tables, keyboards, toys.
There are indications that the Corona virus can stay on different surfaces for a period of time, causing infection. Cleaning dirty surfaces and then sterilizing them using sterilizers is the best way to get rid of the Corona virus inside facilities and homes.
There is not enough information yet regarding the transmission of the Corona virus through the air in the rooms in which a person infected with the virus resides. The room area, ventilation methods, and the duration of the patient’s stay in this room must be taken into consideration. This will reduce the time required to get rid of the remnants of the volatile mists that contain the virus.
But the question is about the ability of clothing to transmit infection with the Corona virus, and is this possible?
How long does corona stay on clothes and what are the ways to prevent it from being transmitted through it?
The duration of the corona’s survival on clothes is still unknown. Some clothes contain plastic or metal pieces, which means that the virus remains attached to them for several hours or days and the ability of these clothes to transmit infection to other people.
It is recommended to practice the process of wiping the shoes upon returning home, changing clothes immediately and wearing clean clothes, especially when returning from a crowded place, and washing hands with soap and water before and after changing these clothes.
It is recommended to change clothes, bed linen, and towels periodically and continuously inside the house. Here are the most important tips for washing and sterilizing clothes:
- It is advised not to shake or move soiled clothes in the air to prevent the virus from flying and spreading to several places in the home. It is recommended to wash clothes using soap or an appropriate detergent, and it is recommended to use warm water as much as possible, as this - helps to eliminate the virus completely, and then to dry the clothes well after that. - Wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based sanitizer before and after washing clothes. - It is recommended to wash the laundry basket after washing the clothes, and it is recommended to use a disposable laundry basket.
Washing clothes outside the house
When you want to use the laundry outside the home, you must follow the following:
- Preparing the clothes to be washed inside the house in order to reduce the time spent outside the house and inside the public laundry. - Trying to go to the laundry at a time when there is no crowd or many people. - Maintain social distancing between you and the people around you in the public laundry. - Wear disposable gloves, apply sterilizers to everything you touch, and be careful not to touch your face at all. - Make sure to stay outside the facility until the washing process is completely finished, and avoid waiting inside the public laundry. - Make sure to fold and arrange clothes when returning home and not inside the public laundry. - Wash hands with soap and water or use sanitizers immediately after the completion of the washing process and arrange clothes as well. - Wash the basket used to put clothes, and try to use a disposable laundry basket after use.
How do you behave while you are out of the house?
The following are some of the most important prevention methods that help avoid transmission of the emerging corona virus through clothing outside the home:
- Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially when going out to a crowded place, or touching the nose or mouth, and it is very important to wash hands before eating, before touching the face, after touching the muzzle, after approaching an infected person, after touching animals. It is also recommended to use sterilizers that contain 60% alcohol when soap and water are not available.
- Avoid close contact with people and keep a distance of six feet between you and the people around you. Care must be taken as healthy people who do not show any symptoms can transmit the disease.
- Wearing a muzzle when approaching anyone, as the muzzle helps protect the person and the surrounding people also from infection with the emerging corona virus, and wearing a muzzle is necessary, especially in crowded places.
- Using tissues for coughing and sneezing or clothing, hands should be washed immediately after sneezing for twenty seconds.
- Clothes and various surfaces must be constantly disinfected and cleaned.
- Be careful to monitor the symptoms that appear, especially during the period of the emerging corona virus pandemic, this is especially important for people working in places where social distancing is difficult to implement.
- The temperature should be measured as soon as any symptoms related to the emerging corona virus are felt, and then the examination should be carried out in an appropriate manner.
