7 - Diligently disinfect
#7 in a series of panels from the Beijing SARS poster
Diligently disinfect
General disinfection:
Ordinary disinfection: The main points for daily disinfection in the home of air, floors and the surfaces of furniture, hands, utensils, clothes, bedding, towels, etc.: For disinfection of the air: open windows to allow ventilation of stale air, letting germs leave the room. For disinfection of silverware and food utensils: you can gather together leftover food and boil it for 10-20 minutes, for tableware, soak in disinfectant liquid for half an hour to an hour. For disinfection of clothing, bedding, towels, etc.: for cotton clothing and diapers, etc., you should boil for 10-20 minutes to sterilize, or soak in liguid disinfectant for half an hour to an hour, for artifical fabrics, silk, satin, etc., you can only soak in chemical disinfectants to sterilize. As soon as you discover that someone has SARS, contact the health care station personnel for expert disinfection.