How to Disinfect Yourself, Phone & Gadgets?

How to Disinfect Yourself, Phone & Gadgets?

While the coronavirus pandemic continues, everyone needs to take extra caution to avoid infecting themselves and others. One overlooked, easy way you might get infected can be through your phone and gadgets. So, here is how to disinfect yourself, phone & gadgets.

How to Disinfect Me and My Surroundings?

No matter where you live, whether talking, walking, running, or cycling, if you come upon another person on your path, move away to maintain a distance of at least six feet as you pass. Avoid touching things like phone & gadgets, gym equipment’s, or handrails, gates that could have come into contact with someone carrying the novel coronavirus.

For more info on how to protect yourself from the Coronavirus follow World Health Organisation Advice.

Prevent all physical contact and maintain that six feet of distance from one another the entire time. Social distancing takes some practice, so you might periodically need to remind yourself not to pass a water bottle or gadgets to your companion out of habit. During this pandemic, it is crucial to avoid sharing gadgets, food, drinks, or equipment of any kind.

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The good news is the new coronavirus seems to be pretty easy to kill with common soaps and detergents. Really any soap will do, but you need to be thorough and wash all surfaces of the hand, each finger, the palms, the backs of the hands, the wrists, under the nails for 20 seconds. If soap and water are unavailable, hand sanitizer will do the trick, but it needs to be at least 60% alcohol to work. As for household surface cleaners, something with bleach is your safest bet.

How to Disinfect and Clean My Phone & Gadgets?

I would be very big on cleaning your phone or things that you have out in public. If you’re sitting around holding your cellphone in front of you and somebody sneezes and you get the particles on your phone, and you keep touching it all the time and then touch your eyes, you’re going to transmit it.

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Absolutely clean your cellphone, ideally several times a day. There are special screen and lens cleaning wipes you can buy that contain 70% alcohol and won’t scratch the surface, or you can use an eyeglass cleaner spray, just make sure it has alcohol in it. You can even make your own screen cleaner with rubbing alcohol and distilled water.

Your laptop might not require as much attention because you probably don’t use it walking around. However, if you do use it out in public, like café or parks and especially if somebody sneezes on it, be sure to disinfect it. After you disinfect your phone & gadgets, make sure to disinfect yourself once again, just to be sure.

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