Have you been keeping a safe distance from your refrigerator?
The main questions from yesterday’s blog seem to revolve around disinfecting the masks. For the health care communities of Ontario and Quebec, their governments, anxious over supply, have inquired of cleaning companies who would use either hydrogen peroxide or UV technology. If you have a cotton or similar mask, it could be washed with soap and water as this virus is easily destroyed by soap. For your own N95 mask, pat it with a single Lysol disinfecting wipe after each usage.
To walk outside or not, that is the question?
No doubt you have less chance of contracting or spreading the virus if you stay sheltered. Researchers in China found that approximately 80% of their cases were spread by people who displayed no symptoms.
But for many of us who have no symptoms, the benefits of a socially distanced walk are considerable. Spiritually and as a relief from stress, the opportunity to listen to robins, cardinals, redwing black birds and to see the early flowers of spring, reassure us that the world of nature is just as enchanting as ever. And the physical exercise reaps added value in helping to keep heart disease and diabetes in check. However, there are many unknowns outside. The virus is heavier than air and will sink but nobody yet knows, exactly how it reacts to a gust of wind or whether it will dissipate in the air. Wear a mask so you don’ inadvertently affect someone else. As earlier stated, an N95 mask works in both ways.
Finally, when you arrive home, place your boots or shoes outside and disinfect them, especially the soles. Upon entering your house or apartment, place your pants and socks in the washing machine. There is good reason why videos from infected cities such as Venice, Tokyo, and Paris, show authorities spraying the roads and sidewalks with disinfectant.
If you want the answer to the question about your refrigerator, take off your pyjamas and try putting on your jeans.
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