Thread by @EurekaJustice

HOME DISINFECTION GUIDE:
From a nurse educator with 37 years experience - Don't overdo it folks -
Our body NEEDS to live in harmony with trillions of bugs. Manage your home entry points then live like a grub! Your immune system will thank you! #auspol #covid19australia

Home entry points are:
1. External door handles
2. Shoes
3. Clothing - only for those with excessive public contact outside home
4. Post & parcels.
5. Groceries.

1. Clean external door handles if touched by unsanitised hands. If you carry alcohol rub with you outside the house, use that BEFORE opening doors. Use it BEFORE getting in your car when out shopping etc so inside your car remains "clean".

2. Leave shoes outside or in garage. Only " clean feet" in house. If kids have kicked a ball around down the street, ball and feet washed in bucket of soapy water at back door. How much of your normal garden soil you let inside is your business. In general, dirt has "good bugs"

3. Clothing will collect minimal bugs on a short shopping trip. Avoid leaning on walls, handrails, trolleys. Those still working & using public transport or lots of public contact- undress in garage - clothes straight in wash, wash your hands & jump in shower immediately.

4. Post & parcels. Researchers reckon covid-19 only lives 24hrs on paper/cardboard. So you can leave for > 24hrs then open as normal OR on outside table with ckear entry point, open parcel so you can reach what's inside. Go wash hands & lift out contents without touching inside.

4a. Covid-19 can possibly remain active 9+ days on metal or plastic, so of your item was posted within this time frame, wash in soapy water OR wipe with Metho (90% alcohol). Most normal letters will be >24hrs since contact so should be safe.
Wash any surfaces used & hands at end.

5. Groceries. Put all groceries in the boot. Sanitise hands. Drive home. Open door, clear bench, open pantry, fill sink with soapy water. Remove groceries from boot and take direct to bench. Unpack in groups - washable, (straight to sink), cardboard boxes & plastic bags - spray

With Metho., fresh fruit - sit in fresh water/rinse (when finished with soapy stuff!! Wash your hands & pack everything away in fridge & pantry. Pack up your shopping bags - put straight back in car boot and final hand wash.

DONE!!
Remember - we can't EVER 100% eliminate all risk, but we can take REASONABLE steps to minimise it. You can't live in an operating theatre environment. Manage your external entry points, then RELAX at home. Turn off the TV. Get off Twitter & leave the crisis at the door!

Clean your house as you normally would, paying extra attention is something got "contaminated" by someone who accidentally forgot to wash their hands or brought an unsanitised package inside. A spray bottle with Metho is handy for small clean ups.

Carry a travel size bottle of Metho to use as a hand sanitiser when out and about and to sanitize things you can't help touching between hand washes - shopping trolleys, entry doors, lift buttons etc.
Gloves DO NOT keep bugs off your hands except for small, messy tasks

You MUST wash your hands as soon as you take gloves off.
A hand sanitiser and making the effort to not touch your face are ALL YOU NEED.
ONLY wear a mask if you are sick or immune compromised.