As we all know, the pandemic has had everyone changing their hand washing and sanitization habits. More hand washing stations were set up in public places. People were expected to always have hand sanitizer with them. The onset of the pandemic meant that many people had to stay at home to reduce the risk of cross-infection. While this might have worked at first, having a sick person come into the house might still lead to infection. Sanitizing the house ensures that any germs brought in from the outside do not affect the home. Since there are so many guidelines on sanitizing the home, one can get confused. Getting the right instruction will ensure that the home stays clean and germ-free. Here are some of the things you can do when sanitizing your home!

Focus On the High Touch Areas

High-touch areas are places that many household members tend to interact with and even touch every day. Some of these include doorknobs, fridge handles, keyboards, phones, light switches, steering wheels, and taps. These areas will most likely have the most dirt and germs. To reduce the risk of cross-contamination, ensure that these areas are not only cleaned daily but that they are disinfected more than once every day. Having sanitizer next to these areas can ensure that whoever uses the place wipes it down. The areas will stay clean for the other people in the house. Sanitize such places will be helpful, especially if you have young children in the house because they will keep touching these areas all the time.

Clean and Sanitize the Baby's Room

If you have a young child, then the risk of them being infected is higher than any other person in the home. For this reason, sanitizing for baby is very important. One of the things that parents fear when it comes to sanitizing for baby is the smell of the sanitizers and disinfectants. To help you with this, ensure you get products that have a very mild scent. It is also essential for you to take the baby out of the room when cleaning it. Once you are done with the cleaning and disinfecting, leave the windows open for a while. It will ensure the smell does not linger in the room. It is also vital for you to ensure that anyone who holds your baby has been tested or vaccinated against Covid-19. It will go a long way in ensuring that the baby stays safe even as they interact with other household members.

Cleaning Sick People's Rooms

If you have any sick people or recovering patients in the house, it is important that you clean and disinfect their rooms daily. Many of them might have weak immune systems. Any germs being brought into their rooms might trigger another illness. Some patients, like cancer patients, may find the smell of sanitizer to be too strong. You can ask them to step out of the room and open the windows before you start cleaning. You can also use sanitizers with milder scents like those that you would be use in a baby's room. If they still feel nauseous, consult with your healthcare provider on which products would work well for the patients' rooms. It is also vital that you ensure they do not interact with people who have not been vaccinated against the Coronavirus.

Clean and Disinfect Bathrooms

Even though this might be something you do every day, it does not hurt to pay closer attention to the bathrooms and toilets in the home. The virus is found in cough and spit, which might happen in the bathroom when brushing teeth. It therefore makes sense if you clean your sinks well after someone has used them. Likewise, if you have someone with the virus in the house, it will help if they have their sink. It will help prevent them from infecting other people in the house. You can also add sanitizer to the sink, to disinfect the area once they are done using it.

Clean and Disinfect the Whole House

Once you are done with the crucial areas mentioned above, you must clean the rest of the house. It makes no sense to disinfect certain areas of the home and leave others out. People will carry germs from one area of the house and take them to another. When cleaning the rest of the house, do your cleaning as you have always done. The only thing that will be different this time around is add some disinfectant to the water you use to clean your home. Doing that ensures that you get the home clean and kill any germs in the home. If you do not clean the house daily, ensure you wipe surfaces with disinfectant daily. Anyone coming from outside should also sanitize and change their clothes before joining the rest of the family.

Clean and Disinfect the Laundry

Even though there is no clear answer to how long the virus stays on clothing, there is still a possibility of being transmitted through clothing. For this reason, you need to launder and disinfect your clothes on a daily. If you leave the house and interact with people, ensure that you change out the clothes before interacting with the rest of the family. Wash all the clothes that might have been used outside and disinfect them to kill the virus.

The Corona virus has changed the way we live our lives. So apart from social distancing rules, we must ensure our homes stay germ and virus-free. With the tips shared above, you are on your way to ensuring that your home stays Covid-free!