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The Guideline for home quarantine for anyone who believes they have been exposed to COVID-19. Photo: Life in Norway
KATHMANDU: The World Health Organization say, the guideline for home quarantine /quarantine in non-health care settings is intended for anyone who believes they have been exposed to COVID-19 and are required to be home quarantined to prevent community transmission.
If someone in-home quarantine, other household members should use a separate bathroom. If sharing the same bathroom, cleaning of taps, doorknobs, and utensils with soap and water.
So what should you be concentrating on? Experts say household objects or surfaces that are frequently touched.
“Anything that you are touching frequently should be cleaned frequently and obviously washing your hands with soap and water,” said Dr. Rodrigo Hasbun, an infectious disease expert at UT Health.
Dr. Hasbun is talking about:
So what about when you step outside your house?
Dr. Hasbun said. that If you’re touching surfaces that could be contaminated and you are not sure, like at a gas station and you are pumping gas, it would be ideal to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer.
Darren Williams, a chemistry professor at Sam Houston State University, said, “Tiny little bit of soapy water on a cloth. That will be enough to make that surface inhospitable to the virus. Just enough in a rag.”
If you clean with bleach, you can dilute it with water and make a solution. But remember: a little bit of bleach goes a long way. Only a third of a cup for a gallon of water.
“It does not have to be very concentrated. I think people think if a small amount is good, more is better,” Williams said. “That is not the case. You can overdo bleach. You never mix bleach and ammonia. So many people die from mixing those two compounds.”
Experts say don’t eat straight out of the to-go containers. Empty it out on the plate. Throw away the container and wash your hands before you eat.
(with inputs from Agencies)