Importance of Healthcare: At Home Hygiene

Even in our contemporary life, good hygiene practices still be

the utmost disease – prevention strategy.

Cleaning Around the Home

It is important to clean and disinfecting the house as a precaution. Focus on the

high – touch surfaces of the house. This move will be one in lowering the risk

of infection. High – touch surfaces mean the surfaces that are frequently

touched daily, including door handles, tables, chairs, handrails, kitchen and

bathrooms.

It is important to clean before disinfecting, do clean with soap or detergent and

water for dirty surfaces. Once cleaning completed, disinfect the surface with

products containing alcohol around 70% or those products with bleach.

For the disinfecting method to be effective, the products need to stay on wet

surface for several minutes. However, it is highly recommended to read the

directions when using the products to avoid any damage on things also ensuring

effectiveness.

Cleaning Clothes

It is important to take care of a good clean of our clothes as we are still

unsure of the how long the virus can survive on fabric.

Practice caution in keeping clothes clean not only from dirt but also the

bacteria. Also, in keeping clothes clean, do have hygiene common sense such

as removing shoes before entering the house, washing hands with soap once

returning home from crowded places.

“Keep your own house and its surrounding pure and clean. This hygiene will

keep you healthy and benefit your worldly life.” - Sri Sathga Sai Baba

Laundry at home, do clean bed sheets, towels and clothes regularly.

• Avoid shaking the laundry to reduce spreading the virus through the air.

• Practice using soap and detergent with suitable warm water and dry

the clothes completely as an approach to kill virus.

• Do wash and disinfect laundry bags and cases too. However, it is

better to start considering usage of laundry disposable bags.

Doing laundry facilities outside.

• Always minimize the time you spent doing laundry outside by preparing the

laundry at home.

• Do your laundry when there are few people and maintain physical distancing.

• Practice wearing disposable gloves, washing hands immediately afterwards

and sanitizing hands frequently.

• Avoid waiting in the laundry room for your laundry to finish washing and always

fold your clothes at home.

Handling and Preparing Food

Food Packaging

It is risky for virus transmission to the food packaging while food shopping or

receiving food delivery. Thus, it is important to remove unnecessary packages,

take-out containers and shift the food to clean plates from home. Do make sure

to dispose the packages and take – out containers in a dustbin with lid. As for

unpackaged food, like fruits and vegetables, wash them thoroughly under

running water before consuming.

Cooking

First and foremost, it is important to wash hands with soap and water for at

least 20 seconds before preparing food and always use clean utensils and

plates. Try following cooking rules such as separating chopping boards to

prepare uncooked meat and fish and cook food with the recommended

temperature. In the other hand, keep fragile food refrigerated and always pay

attention to product expiry dates.