“Dr. Germ’s” advice on killing coronavirus
Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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OUT CORONAVIRUS -- BEFORE ITCAN INFECT YOU -- AND NEWS ONA U OF A EFFORT TO DEVELOPDISINFECTANTS THAT CAN OUTLASTTHE VIRUS.
CRAIG?WE ARE IN ONE OF OUR ELEGANTKGUN9 RESTROOMS TO MAKE APOINT ABOUT HAND WASHING.
THEUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GERMRESEARCHER WE TALKED TO SAYSHIS RESEARCH SHOWS IF PEOPLEWASH THEIR HANDS AT ALL THEYMIGHT GO FOR ELEVEN SECONDSNOT THE RECOMMENDED 20 ANDTHERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THEY DONOT USE SOAP.
ALL OF THIS IS AMISTAKE BECAUSE THISCORONAVIRUS CAN LIVE A LONGTIME ON THE THINGS YOU TOUCH.DOCTOR CHARLES GERBA'SRESEARCH ON GERMS AND HOW TOFIGHT THEM IS SO WELL KNOWNHE'S SOMETIMES CALLED DOCTORGERM.
HE SAYS WHAT WE KNOWABOUT OTHER CORONAVIRUSES SAYSTHEY CAN LIVE UP TO NINE DAYSON THE THINGS WE TOUCH.
GERBASAYS THESE VIRUSES THRIVE INCOOL, DRY CLIMATES.
ARIZONAFITS PART OF THAT---IT'S DRY.WELL, MY HOPE IT WON'T BE ASBAD AS LIKE IN OTHER PLACES INTHE US WHERE THEY HAVE THEREALLY COOL DRY WEATHER ALLTHE TIME.
I'M HOPING THEHIGHER TEMPERATURES DISCOURAGETHE SURVIVAL OF THIS VIRUS ONSURFACES.
DR GERBA SAYS TRY TOSANITIZE ANYTHING THE VIRUSMAY LAND ON.
IN A GYM, FOREXAMPLE, USE THE WIPES MOSTGYMS PROVIDE.
AT LEAST 60PERCENT ALCOHOL'S THE MOSTRELIABLE CORONAVIRUS KILLERBUT WITH PEOPLE CLEANING OUTTHE STORES YOU MIGHT HAVETROUBLE FINDING ALCOHOLPRODUCTS.
HE SAYS WASHING THESURFACES WITH PLAIN SOAP ANDWATER CAN PICK UP AND MOVE THEGERMS. TOSS OUT THE RAGS ORWASH 45 MINUTES IN VERY HOTWATER.
BUT ONE TOUCH CANCONTAMINATE THINGS ALL OVERAGAIN.
DOCTOR GERM IS WORKINGON A LONG TERM SOLUTION----DISINFECTANTS THAT LAST FORDAYS.
HE SAYS IN HOSPITALTESTS THEY CUT ANTIBIOTICRESISTANT GERMS 30 TO 50PERCENT AND THEY COULD FIGTHGERM ZONES IN PLACES LIKEBUSES AND PLANES.
YEAH,ANYTIME YOU'RE IN PUBLICTRANSPORTATION, YOU HAVE THETOUCH AND THE BREATHING ISSUE.STUDIES IN ENGLAND HAVE SHOWNTHAT YOUR RISK OF GETTING ARESPIRATORY INFECTION IS ABOUTSIXFOLD GREATER IF YOU TAKE ABUS RATHER THAN IF YOU WALK TOWORK OR DRIVE A CAR.."