Clothing of people suspected of new corona virus Covid-19: Washing alone is not enough, experts revealed more things to do or you will still be infected as usual!

Many people believe that, just washing the clothes of people suspected of being Covid-19 (nCoV) can safely prevent infection. Experts say, this is completely wrong.

Wash the clothes of suspect Covid-19 separately: Why is that not enough?

Many people are aware that someone in the family has a manifestation of Covid-19 virus such as fever, cough . or has been exposed to infection with fever, cough, shortness of breath . is quickly self-aware epidemic prevention. One of the ways to prevent us from thinking about it is to wash the clothes of a person who is suspected of being infected with the new Covid-19 virus.

Clothing of people suspected of new corona virus Covid-19: Washing alone is not enough, experts revealed more things to do or you will still be infected as usual! Picture 1

Many people think that just picking up the clothes of people like this is a good idea.

Accordingly, many people said that just picking up the clothes of people like this to wash clean. Of course, use a basin or wash separately in a machine, instead of washing with household goods. The soap has antibacterial properties and the laundry lasts about 1 hour, which is enough time to kill viruses, bacteria on clothes.

However, this has recently been exposed by experts when the action is still capable of transmitting the new corona virus Covid-19 to the family through washing, drying clothes.

Clothes suspected of being infected with Covid-19: Washing alone is not enough to get expert judgment!

In a post on his personal Facebook, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Lan Hieu (Director of Hanoi Medical University Hospital) said that the virus could still work on cloth for 6-12 hours. Regular washing powder can also kill the virus. But it is worth mentioning, the current weather situation does not allow us to do daily laundry. Winter clothes are not necessary and cannot be washed daily. If put together with other people's clothes, it is difficult to avoid spreading infection. Even if not put together, being on the fabric for 6-12 hours, while we tend to store unwashed clothes by day, there's a risk that Covid-19 will spread to humans.

Therefore, this expert recommends that proper washing is right, but when you cannot wash immediately, wash early, you should dry this clothes in the sun to kill the virus.

TS BS. Nguyen Thu Anh (Director of Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney) added that when washing clothes of patients or people with Covid-19 infection, attention should be paid to using soap and hot water of 60-90 degrees Celsius. The reason is that hot water will kill viruses and bacteria more efficiently, especially Covid-19, which weakens when the temperature warms up.

Even so, laundry people are not subjective. From picking up laundry to drying, gloves should be worn, avoiding direct contact with clothes of a suspect Covid-19 person.

Clothing of people suspected of new corona virus Covid-19: Washing alone is not enough, experts revealed more things to do or you will still be infected as usual! Picture 2

From picking up laundry to drying, gloves should be worn, avoiding direct contact with clothes of people suspected of being Covid-19 like this.

So, just how many things you need to remember to wash clothes for suspected Covid-19 people. Because Covid-19 is really contagious, expert recommendations are something you should not ignore if you do not want to get infected .

Just a small mistake in the washing even if you are careful to wash your own clothes and still not sure to eliminate all risk of infection.

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