During the epidemic, everyone should know the precautions and disinfection methods that need to be remembered when going out. Do you know?

At the peak of the epidemic, how can we protect ourselves and our families under such circumstances? We have compiled some precautions for epidemic prevention for your reference.

01 What are the problems when going out and how to prevent them

1. Taking the elevator has the risk of contracting the new coronavirus pneumonia, but it can be prevented

According to the "New Coronavirus Pneumonia" Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for Pneumonia Infected by Coronavirus (Trial Fourth Edition): The new coronavirus is mainly transmitted through droplets and contact.

Enclosed elevators are confined and small spaces. If you take the same elevator with a virus carrier, you may be infected by the droplets brought out by the person who coughs, sneezes, or talks.

If these droplets fall on elevator buttons or walls, they may be transmitted to the next person through contact. And if the next person happens to touch their mouth, eyes or nose, they may be infected.

However, this is not without prevention measures. The method is: wear a mask when taking the elevator, do not touch your face with your hands, and wash your hands when you get home.

In addition, the popular method of "wrapping your fingers with tissue paper" is also a good method!

However, it should be noted that the paper wrapped around the fingers and the mask worn may contain the new coronavirus. Please do not touch the contaminated surface. If you touch it accidentally, wash your hands with soap and running water as soon as possible for more than 20 seconds.

In addition to enclosed elevators, the same is true for public facilities such as escalators, stair handrails, and fitness equipment in the community. They all have the potential to pick up the virus and pass it on to the next person through contact.

So, again, don’t touch if you can; if you really touch them accidentally, don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth; if you still touch them accidentally, remember Wash your hands immediately.

2. There are confirmed cases nearby, so it is basically safe to use public restrooms

Although it is basically safe to use public restrooms in this case, there are still some issues that need to be paid attention to. .

Contact transmission may also occur in public bathrooms. Moreover, everyone will inevitably encounter situations where their clothes rub against surrounding walls, come into contact with toilet seats, etc. At this time, extra work must be done to wash hands and disinfect clothes.

In addition, there are many people coming and going in public restrooms, so masks still need to be worn.

3. The new coronavirus can still survive in the external environment for a period of time, but it is not necessarily infectious

Because there is currently a lack of understanding of the biological characteristics of the new coronavirus, and refer to If we speculate on the biological characteristics of the SARS virus that is very similar to it:

The new coronavirus can survive on the surfaces of various objects such as plastic, glass, mosaic, metal, cloth, and copy paper. 2-3 days. The novel coronavirus can survive in urine for at least 10 days at room temperature of 24 degrees Celsius.

However, survival does not necessarily mean that it is infectious. Research shows that if droplets containing high concentrations of SARS virus fall on easily absorbent materials, such as dry paper, cotton, etc., they will no longer be contagious in just 5 minutes; and if they fall on non-absorbent materials, such as plastic, Waterproof jacket, etc., it will take an hour.

02 Issues you should be concerned about after going out and returning home

1. There may be virus-containing droplets falling on your hair after going out. This situation is not very dangerous

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According to the research conclusion that “SARS virus can survive for 2-3 days on various surfaces such as plastic, glass, mosaic, metal, cloth, copy paper, etc.”, it is speculated that the new coronavirus may also survive on hair for 2-3 days. -3 days.

However, because hair is a non-absorbent material, it is speculated that virus-containing droplets are no longer contagious if they remain on hair for more than 1 hour.

So, don’t worry too much about the virus being carried from your hair to your bed when you go out, but if you really don’t want to wash your hair, it’s safer to wear a hat when you go out.

However, remember to disinfect your hat after returning home!

2. How to disinfect the clothes you wear after going out and returning home?

Under normal circumstances, as long as you are not exposed to dangerous people, these clothes only need to be changed and washed normally. But if you are really worried, you can also spray alcohol on the clothes for disinfection. If you don’t have alcohol at home, you can choose wine with a concentration of 70 to 75%.

It is best to fold the sterilized clothes in half with the inside facing out and place them at the entrance.

It should be noted that alcohol spray is a flammable item, so remember to keep it away from the kitchen and flames!

So, someone may ask, besides alcohol, what other methods can be used to disinfect clothes?

Actually, there is!

For example, use a dryer at the appropriate temperature (56~75 degrees Celsius) and time (30~90 minutes);

For example, use a UV lamp for 60 minutes;

For example, soak in chlorine-containing disinfectant for 5 minutes;

For example, ventilate in the natural environment outside the window for 3 days, and dry in the sun for more than 60 minutes.

In addition, additional explanation is needed: the garment steamer is not recommended because its temperature and market standards are not up to standard. In addition, the chlorine-containing disinfectants that are relatively easy to buy include: 84 disinfectant, bleaching powder, etc.

However, parents who have cats and dogs at home need to pay attention. 84 disinfectant has certain toxicity to cats and dogs. When using it at home, you need to check the information in advance and avoid it. Cats and dogs exposed to these disinfectants!

03 If a confirmed case is found in the community, can the windows still be opened for ventilation?

The answer is yes. Of course, you can open windows for ventilation, because ventilation can reduce the concentration of indoor viruses.

We already know that the virus has a survival time of at least 2 to 3 days. During this period, it can gradually accumulate indoors and increase the indoor virus concentration. Outdoors is not only a large space, but also has ultraviolet rays, and the concentration of viruses is relatively lower.

So, do you understand? Although the epidemic is serious, everyone should not panic, let alone scare yourself. Under such circumstances, maintain a good attitude, go to official channels to learn more prevention knowledge, take protection seriously, wear a mask, wash hands frequently, go out less, keep distance from others, and open windows for ventilation. I believe we will be able to Defeat the epidemic!