Coronavirus or COVID-19 dies within a few hours!
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, on a surface will die within a few hours or more. This is the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Every day more victims. Today the death toll surpassed the 1,100, and over 45,000 confirmed cases. But also, more information comes available about the spreading of the coronavirus. The coronavirus or COVID-19 as it is called now, so no reference to Wuhan anymore. This COVID-19 is an acronym: CO stands for corona, VI stands for virus, D for disease. The 19 refers to 2019.
“It is still not known how long the COVID-19 virus survives on surfaces, although preliminary information suggests the virus may survive a few hours or more. Simple disinfectants can kill the virus making it no longer possible to infect people.” WHO Q&A
Traveling through bathroom pipes
Still there are many questions about how the coronavirus or COVID-19 is spreading. The virus seems to use bathroom pipes in Hong Kong to spread through a building and to infect the neighbors. This condition is different from spreading through a dry surface, like the packaging of hair. Or the hair itself.
The safe way to open a new order of hair.
Based upon the intelligence of the WHO, it is safe to order hair and to touch the packaging without the risk to get sick. But to play safe one can decide to, cleanse the surface of the packaging with a disinfectant and to wait a day before you open the package. In this time the virus will not be active anymore and you can enjoy your new arrival. Consider the hair has been shipped and thus the virus has been on a dry surface for some time already. An extra day plus the cleansing (of the packaging) should give extra comfort. This information you can pass through to your clients.
How to protect yourself and your clients for COVID-19?
The WHO has made a list of suggestions to protect yourself against the coronavirus.
Wash your hands frequently
Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty.
Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub eliminates the virus if it is on your hands.
Practice respiratory hygiene
When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
Why? Covering your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate objects or people that you touch.
Maintain social distancing
Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever.
Why? When someone who is infected with a respiratory disease, like 2019-nCoV, coughs or sneezes they project small droplets containing the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the virus.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
Why? Hands touch many surfaces which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself.
If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early
Tell your health care provider if you have traveled in an area in China where 2019-nCoV has been reported, or if you have been in close contact with someone with who has traveled from China and has respiratory symptoms.
Why? Whenever you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing it’s important to seek medical attention promptly as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Respiratory symptoms with fever can have a range of causes, and depending on your personal travel history and circumstances, COVID-19 could be one of them.
Practice general hygiene measures
As a general precaution, practice general hygiene measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product markets.
Ensure regular hand washing with soap and potable water after touching animals and animal products; avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with hands; and avoid contact with sick animals or spoiled animal products. Strictly avoid any contact with other animals in the market (e.g., stray cats and dogs, rodents, birds, bats). Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil or structures of shops and market facilities.
Avoid consumption of raw or undercooked animal products
Handle raw meat, milk or animal organs with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.
The availability of the hair is still limited
Factories in China are still slowly returning to their normal levels of production and distribution. Because of supply chains that are mostly designed for just in time delivery, that saves expenses because less resources for warehousing are needed. However, in times like this, the low levels of stock hurt many companies at the same time, or shortly after each other.
