Covid-19 prevention: When to sanitize your hands?

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In what situations should we sanitize our hands to prevent contagion of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases? Hand hygiene, either with soap and water or with hydroalcoholic solutions, has become one of the main tools to stop the transmission of Covid-19. But, are we clear when we should sanitize our hands? In this article we…

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Importance of Hand disinfection

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Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of infection prevention and control (IPC). When timely and optimally performed, it reduces healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), antimicrobial resistance, health costs, and saves lives. Poor compliance with hand hygiene practices remains both a problem and a challenge for IPC practitioners all over the world. Hand disinfection is considered the most important…

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Better hand hygiene, reduce the spread of coronavirus

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We are constantly being reminded of the role that hand hygiene plays in preventing the spread of germs. But studies regularly show that many people – including those working in hygiene-critical industries – are still failing to wash their hands as often as they should. Why is this the case, and how can well-designed hand…

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Guidelines for disinfection of “new coronavirus-infected pneumonia” in public places

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nitI. Preventive disinfection measures in public places 1. Ventilation should be strengthened in public places. The surfaces that people often contact should be wiped frequently to keep the environmental surfaces clean and hygienic. 2. Residents should try to avoid crowded places, especially places with poor air circulation. 3. Residents should wear masks when entering public…

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How to properly wash hands to prevent new coronavirus pneumonia?

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Let’s first see how the virus spreads? 1. The virus is mainly transmitted through droplets such as sneezing and coughing, and the infection is caused by direct or indirect contact with the mucous membranes such as the mouth, nose and eyes. 2. Contact with virus-contaminated items can also be infected through the above routes. 3.…

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Types and usage of sanitary disinfectants

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When choosing within the wide range of sanitary disinfectants, it is important to consider their performance and the risk of the space to be disinfected. In previous articles we published a table that showed the performance of the different disinfectant products according to their composition. Next, we do the same analysis, but in relation to…

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Disinfectants for gym weight machines

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Disinfectants for fitness machines and other elements of the gym must have a great fungicidal activity to combat germs from sweat. Gyms can house large amounts of germs, especially fungi, sweat and environmental moisture. And the weight rooms and their machines in particular, are one of the spaces that present the greatest risks of contagion.…

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How to keep hygiene in school gyms?

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Cleaning, eliminating bad odors and personal hygiene are three basic pillars to keep school gyms in order. The problem related to hygiene that we find in school gyms does not differ much from that in conventional gyms or sports centers. The type of public is one of the main differences and, after all, determining to…

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Guidelines for prevention and control of new coronavirus outbreaks

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Set up a suspicious symptom report phone, suspend the use of fingerprint time and attendance machines, and take the wrong time to work, flexible work system or home office mode … Yesterday, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council announced the “control measures for resumption of work and resumption of production of…

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