COVID-19: Guidelines on disinfection of common public places including offices

COVID-19: Guidelines on disinfection of common  public places including offices

Scope:  This  document  aims  to  provide  interim  guidance  about  the  environmental  cleaning /decontamination of common public places including  offices in areas reporting  COVID-19.

Coronavirus  Disease  2019  (COVID  -19)  is  an  acute  respiratory  disease  caused  by  a  novel Coronavirus  (SARS-CoV-2),  transmitted  in  most  instances  through  respiratory  droplets, direct  contact  with  cases  and  also  through  contaminated  surfaces/objects.  Though  the  virus survives  on  environmental  surfaces  for  varied  period  of  time,  it  gets  easily  inactivated  by chemical disinfectants.

In  view  of  the  above,  the  following  guidelines  are  to  be  followed,  especially  in  areas reporting  COVID-19.  For  ease  of  implementation  the  guideline  divided  these  areas  into  (i) indoor areas, (ii) outdoor  areas  and (iii) public  toilets.



↪  Indoor area  including office spaces

↪  Outdoor areas 

↪  Public toilets

↪  Guidelines for Preparation of 1% sodium hypochlorite solution

↪  Steps of  Hand Hygiene

↪  Guidelines for  use  of  mask

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