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Other iPhone disinfection during COVID-19
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The threat is largely through inhalation of droplets and aerosols, not physical contact. The recent case in South Korea where over 50 patrons were infected in Starbucks due to air conditioning reconfirms what we knew nearly 6 months ago.
In terms of cleaning, I keep my hands as clean as possible by washing. That way, my phone doesn't need to be disinfected every day.
In terms of cleaning, I keep my hands as clean as possible by washing. That way, my phone doesn't need to be disinfected every day.
If you go out in public and touch things that other people might have - assume you've transferred some CoV to your hands. It's the only wise assumption to make. So now your hands are most likely contaminated.
Everything you then touch with your hands you've got to assume you're transferring the virus again - to it. Whatever it is: your itchy nose, itchy eyes, mouth, iPhone etc.
Everything you then touch with your hands you've got to assume you're transferring the virus again - to it. Whatever it is: your itchy nose, itchy eyes, mouth, iPhone etc.
As soon as I get home I put my iPhone in my microwave for 10-15 minutes. COVID-19 be like “noes!!!!!!!”. Yep.
Actually I place my iPhone in a Ziplock bag before I go out and once home I simply open the bag a voila! No germs, no viruses. I do have an Apple Watch which I rinse with dish detergent.
Actually I place my iPhone in a Ziplock bag before I go out and once home I simply open the bag a voila! No germs, no viruses. I do have an Apple Watch which I rinse with dish detergent.
I suspect the majority of consumers use cases on their phones, which means they’re not really disinfecting the phone itself, but wiping down the case that the phone is in (Which consumers likely won’t their Leather cars without discoloring/tarnishing the case). But in that same respect, shouldn’t they be wiping everything else they touch, [I.E- like keys, Chapstick, debit cards], it should be just about wiping down the phone, when there’s so many other things that carry just as much bacteria.
Some academic researchers indicate if not regularly disinfected, the bacterial count on your smartphone is comparable to the toilet bowl.
True. The virus spreads through respiratory droplets. When our hand gets in touch with those contaminated object, our hand is then contaminated, which in turn contaminated everything that we touch, including our phone. Afterwards, even after washing hands with soap, when you play with your phone, your hands get contaminated again, and you can get infected by touching your eye or nose.
Of course, the virus can also be spread though inhalation of contaminated air, but in this case, we are discussing iPhone as an infectious medium which require frequent disinfection, such as alcohol or Chlorox.
I am working from home for the foreseeable future.
I wipe down my phone every time after coming in from the shops whenever I do go, use soap and damp cloth on the leather case and hand sanitizer if I am using the silicone case.