How to disinfect your house to prevent the spread of coronavirus?

In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, one should be more conscious of health and hygiene. From regular washing of hands to sanitising the house is the 'must' process recommended by the World Health Organisation.

Hyderabad:The rise of the novel coronavirus cases have put the whole world in a 'caged house'. The government has advised its citizens to follow the lockdown norms strictly in order to contain the spread of the deadly virus. With their regular bulletins, they are asking the citizens to wash hands, wear masks while stepping out of the house.

Well, these are the precaution that one can take while moving out of the house but, are you sure that the house that you are spending more than 22 hours a day is safe for you and your family members?

Why we should clean the room?

Many of the people are totally dependent on online services for survival. The delivery boy which came to our houses is also delivering the items to others also. This leads the virus to transfer from one to another. If they have touched the door handle or doorbell, then it might be possible that your home will be the next to get infected of the deadly virus.

Therefore, proper cleaning of the room is a must precautionary measure.

How to clean your house?

Firstly clean the room with water and subsequently sanitise the doorbell, door handles, where the chances of having a virus are more. After sometime sprinkle the sanitisers to other areas of the house.

How to use chemical disinfectant?

When a chemical is sprayed on a surface of an object it is better to wipe or clean after some time. Only then the chemical spreads on the surface and it removes bacteria or reduces its intensity.

Based on types of chemicals sprayed on the surfaces of the objects, there is a need to wait for 30 seconds to a few minutes to clean or wipe it.

Need to wait for some time

Based on the solution or chemical sprayed it takes some time to reduce the bacteria count.

According to a report, the bacteria have the power to resist the disinfection solution for about 20-25 seconds. So, it is advised to wait for 30 seconds after applying the disinfectant.

Covid-19 can be disinfected easily

As per the latest study by an American university, Covid-19 can easily be smashed or removed when compared to e-coli or salmonella virus. That is the main reason the scientist advised us to wash our hands for 20 seconds.