Milland
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2006
- Location
- Hillsboro, New Hampshire
We're in this for the long haul, so might as well start collecting some basic information for dealing with the virus. There's some obvious stuff that's been well published, but perhaps there's some more obscure things that may be helpful.
These should be in the "can't hurt, might help" category, so no suggestions to drink bleach or anything stupid, please.
1) From this thread: What can we do to help in the Coronavirus/COVID-19 era? #106 (originally posted by JPW062, with my response) some thoughts on N95 mask sterilizing and reuse.
2) When shopping, buy goods that you don't need right away, then set them (in their bags) aside for 3+ days to allow for virus deactivation. Most studies show plastic surfaces to maintain CV-19 viruses for three days, so more is better. Cardboard seems to kill it off sooner, so your cereal box is safe to handle after a couple days.
3) Freezing Corona-family viruses DOES NOT seem to harm them, so frozen goods should be treated with care until cooked. Handle the box such that you can remove the food item with minimal touching, dispose of the the box and after putting item in oven wash hands. You can go crazy with this, but try to minimize contact with oven controls and handles before hand cleaning. Even a dry paper towel as a barrier from surfaces is better than nothing.
Please follow up with your own tips and tricks.
These should be in the "can't hurt, might help" category, so no suggestions to drink bleach or anything stupid, please.
1) From this thread: What can we do to help in the Coronavirus/COVID-19 era? #106 (originally posted by JPW062, with my response) some thoughts on N95 mask sterilizing and reuse.
2) When shopping, buy goods that you don't need right away, then set them (in their bags) aside for 3+ days to allow for virus deactivation. Most studies show plastic surfaces to maintain CV-19 viruses for three days, so more is better. Cardboard seems to kill it off sooner, so your cereal box is safe to handle after a couple days.
3) Freezing Corona-family viruses DOES NOT seem to harm them, so frozen goods should be treated with care until cooked. Handle the box such that you can remove the food item with minimal touching, dispose of the the box and after putting item in oven wash hands. You can go crazy with this, but try to minimize contact with oven controls and handles before hand cleaning. Even a dry paper towel as a barrier from surfaces is better than nothing.
Please follow up with your own tips and tricks.