Professional cleaning companies are seeing an onslaught of calls from businesses looking to disinfect their workplaces.
It's happened at schools, stores and offices, warehouses and city halls: Someone who might be infected with the coronavirus passes through.The idea is that a thorough cleaning and disinfecting could help prevent people from getting sick. The virus is spread mainly through person-to-person contact, though people can also catch it from droplets exhaled when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Health experts say it's enough to clean frequently with soap, alcohol or bleach-based products."You don't need any unusual procedures or cleaning agents," says Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor of medicine and epidemiology at UCLA.The Servpro Extreme Response Team typically handles calls related to water or fire damage repairs in California, Nevada and Arizona. Now it gets about 100 inquiries a week on coronavirus cleanings and goes on four related calls a day.
Workers, at times, might wear full-face respirators, one-piece protective suits, two pairs of gloves and booties, particularly if they're at a place that had confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Brewer, the UCLA professor, said booties and respirators aren't necessary. A face shield or surgical mask will do.
Clean Harbors, a Massachusetts company that specializes in hazardous waste removal, designates three different zones for its employees when they arrive at a decontamination job. “We’re used to this," said Chuck Geer, senior vice president of field services at Clean Harbors."It’s not uncommon at any point in time for our teams to respond to something like this.”
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