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Covid disinfecting house/home ?

Covid disinfecting house/home ?

rubyred
Joined: Jan 2019
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rubyred
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 1088

Covid disinfecting house/home ?
4/18/2022 at 4:55 PM

What did you do to disinfect home after family had covid did you wipe down everything with what ? any info would be great .Family member in hospital right now no one at home would it be safe for me to go and disinfect if have protection I have not had any contact with member
Chevy58
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 82

Chevy58
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 82

How long
4/18/2022 at 6:17 PM

How long are the expected to be in hospital. Covid can live up to 9 days on some surfaces but most are less then 5 . So if you could wait 5 days if no one will be in there prior would be best. And any cleaning product with 70-90% alcohol content is recommended or 50-1 mix with 5% household bleach and water.
wpggirlfrombdn
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 191

wpggirlfrombdn
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 191

Alcohol
4/19/2022 at 12:15 PM

I would go with 100 proof alcohol. The alcohol dissipates and it is food safe so if rinsing was missed it wouldn't be a toxin in a person's system, just wear a mask when spraying. Also, bleach is pretty destructive on some surfaces and you would have to make sure to rinse.
JessieJay
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 796

JessieJay
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 796

Higher proof
4/19/2022 at 1:39 PM

Alcohol is not better at disinfecting at higher levels-multiple sources will tell you that 70% is the best.
Cdnbabe
Joined: Oct 2006
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Cdnbabe
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 316

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4/19/2022 at 9:05 PM

Would spraying and wiping everything down with Lysol be beneficial? Also washing bedding. Our whole family has it right now and when we can get energy I figure we better clean.
JessieJay
Joined: Mar 2016
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JessieJay
Joined: Mar 2016
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Sorry
4/19/2022 at 9:48 PM

That was supposed to be 100%. Or 90%-whichever, either way 70% is still better for disinfecting than a higher percentage is.
Bluebell
Joined: Jul 2012
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Bluebell
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1233

list from Health Canada
4/19/2022 at 10:12 PM

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/disinfectants/covid-19/list.html
curlysister
Joined: Sep 2009
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curlysister
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2984

hmmm
4/19/2022 at 10:54 PM

If the person lives alone, there would be no need to disinfect their home before they returned from hospital.