Chook
Expert
I have a history of being very poorly with pneumonia so at the beginning of the pandemic my husband and I talked about realistic ways to deal with this for an unknown length of time but which might turn out to be forever. Part of Mr C's job is doing risk assessments so thats what he did here.
Work: Luckily Mr C doesn't work in a high risk environment but his office has been divided up to ensure proper distancing, they have PPE and antibacterial wipes when they need them and no face to face meetings. He uses hand gel at work and thoroughly washes his hands when he gets home.
House: The very first thing we did was use a weak bleach solution to clean the surfaces in the house that might already have virus on them. After that we decided to assume the inside of the house is safe (unless, of course, we accidentally touch something after having been out before washing our hands) so the house just gets normal cleaning.
Going out to public locations: We decided that it would be prudent to wear masks and nitrile gloves when out shopping or in public but not to bother when walking the dogs but just to be careful about social distancing. Once home shoes are removed and put on shoe rack in garage and hands are washed immediately. We don't touch anything until we've washed our hands.
Things coming in to the house: Parcels are brought in and unwrapped with gloves on then sprayed or washed if appropriate. I have Asda food delivery who now knock on the door then leave the food in carrier bags in the middle of the garden. We put on nitrile gloves to get it in and unpack it. If its not needed for a couple of days it just gets put away, if its needed sooner we used a weak bleach solution on disposable cloths wipe it with before putting it away.
Its an annoying new routine but hopefully it won't last forever.
Work: Luckily Mr C doesn't work in a high risk environment but his office has been divided up to ensure proper distancing, they have PPE and antibacterial wipes when they need them and no face to face meetings. He uses hand gel at work and thoroughly washes his hands when he gets home.
House: The very first thing we did was use a weak bleach solution to clean the surfaces in the house that might already have virus on them. After that we decided to assume the inside of the house is safe (unless, of course, we accidentally touch something after having been out before washing our hands) so the house just gets normal cleaning.
Going out to public locations: We decided that it would be prudent to wear masks and nitrile gloves when out shopping or in public but not to bother when walking the dogs but just to be careful about social distancing. Once home shoes are removed and put on shoe rack in garage and hands are washed immediately. We don't touch anything until we've washed our hands.
Things coming in to the house: Parcels are brought in and unwrapped with gloves on then sprayed or washed if appropriate. I have Asda food delivery who now knock on the door then leave the food in carrier bags in the middle of the garden. We put on nitrile gloves to get it in and unpack it. If its not needed for a couple of days it just gets put away, if its needed sooner we used a weak bleach solution on disposable cloths wipe it with before putting it away.
Its an annoying new routine but hopefully it won't last forever.