According to a new report, the coronavirus can remain suspended in the air for 3 hours. 'air...
...24 hours on paper and up to 3 days on a doorknob!
So washing your hands is not enough!
It is therefore essential to disinfect your home properly.
This avoids the risk of contagion of the coronavirus within your family when you are at home.
To help you have the right gestures at home, we reveal 5 tips for properly disinfecting your interior:
To prevent the spread of the virus inside your home, it is essential to wash all your laundry regularly.
Gilles Pialoux, from the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department at Tenon Hospital in Paris, recommends "washing clothes at 60 degrees for at least 10 min".
This is the case for sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers, blankets, plaids, etc.
It is recommended to clean them once a week.
To discover: How Often Should You Wash Everything, From Floor to Ceiling? Follow Our Guide.
Another important step to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in your home is to disinfect door handles.
Why ? Because it's the first thing you touch when you enter a room.
Nothing could be simpler!
Get out your white vinegar and a clean cloth.
Put some white vinegar on it...
...and give the doorknobs of your house a knock every day.
In addition to door handles, all your everyday objects must also be disinfected.
This is the case for remote controls, mobile phones, computers, keyboards and even keys.
Again, white vinegar is very effective, but it's even better to use 70% alcohol.
The only concern is that it is very difficult to find it in pharmacies or even on the Internet...
And if you find any, it's overpriced!
So at that point, calmly use the white vinegar that does the trick.
It is also recommended to well ventilate your interior regularly against the coronavirus.
Indeed, the more a room is confined, the more likely it is that the virus will like it!
So remember to open all the windows in the house at least twice a day.
And leave well open for at least 10 min.
Thanks to this trick, the air from outside will sanitize the interior of your home without doing anything.
Don't forget to turn off the heating so you don't throw money down the drain!
Last but not least, the toilets!
Yes, the whole family spends time in this room...
It is therefore a place that it is important to clean and disinfect in depth to avoid contagion at home.
But for that, you don't need to use bleach!
The best method is to use a mixture of baking soda and white vinegar.
Follow our tip here in detail to disinfect your toilets thoroughly.
And don't forget to also disinfect the toilet brush with this trick here!
