Purchased products
Now that you know how to do with the bag, it’s important to know what to do with the products, too. Disinfect everything you can within reason and simply rinse your products. Do not use bleach, soap or other disinfectants. In a recent segment, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, suggested setting up a “dirty” and “clean” area on your kitchen countertops. Place everything in the dirty area, and as you clean the surface of each item with a disinfecting wipe, place it in the clean area.
Additionally, avoid touching your face during this process, and make sure to disinfect everything in the dirty area when you’ve finished. Finally, a very important step, always wash your hands after.
Spectacles and sunglasses
Dr. May says that the virus can survive approximately 75 hours on your eyeglasses or sunglasses. She also suggests washing them with soap and hot water once returning home for the best disinfecting power. Moreover, you can also use an alcohol-based wipe on everything except the lenses for extra protection.
I have read that regular detergent is sufficient to destroy COVID 19. No special soap nor bleach are necessary. Also, as with hand washing, it is the friction and not the actual soap that is instrumental in removing bacteria. Keep in mind that COVID 19 cannot survive temperatures over 80′.
Your hair should be covered as well as the eyes. You may want to use “gators” or “bandeaux”, which are a tube of fabric in a cotton knit that can be worn multiple ways; and goggles or if you wear glasses: “fit over” sunglasses/night vision glasses to prevent absorption via the lacrimal duct.
Finally, if you leave items in your car when you return home, I suspect the temperature inside a closed car sitting on the driveway in the sun exceeds the temperature that COVID19 can survive.
BTW: I am a retired nurse. Thank you.
What about men’s beards that hang down outside their masks?
I wash my grocery after I get back home. Then I use the plastic bags in my small trash can. Is this safe?