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As businesses begin to slowly open their doors again, we will all need to make some changes in order to adhere to the strict safety guidelines for our customers and staff.
We know that washing our hands and socially distancing is incredibly important to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus right now. Essential businesses that are allowed to operate are sanitizing high-touch areas, such as door handles, countertops and so on, several times a day.
However, what people may not realise is that there is another common virus carrier, your shoes.
Hygienic and sanitizing matting should be used at all entrances and inside locker rooms to prevent the spread of bacteria on footwear. But why is this?
The recommended social distance ranges between 1.5m to 2m across the world. This is because large droplets produced by sneezing will travel rapidly before falling to the ground.
A recent study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), found that COVID-19 droplets can travel in the air up to 4m. When someone who is infected coughs or sneezes, the virus droplets land on the ground. These droplets are then walked over and carried further to other areas on people’s shoes.
The research team discovered the virus on floors, computer mice, rubbish bins, and doorknobs. What is most revealing
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in their study, is that half of the medical teams’ shoes tested positive for the virus. Even more shocking was that the floor, where no patients are allowed or had been, had a 100% rate of positive results for COVID-19.
This is because when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes in the supermarket, for example, droplets land on the floor. Another person can then walk through this and transfer it to their shoes. They then leave the store, get into their car where the virus is spread further, and then they enter their homes with the virus still on their shoes. The CDC concluded at the end of their study that stricter measures should be taken to sanitise footwear.
NATURALLY NOTRAX At Notrax we have several disinfectant matting solutions to help further prevent the spread of COVID-19. Based on the resounding success of our 346 Sani-Trax sanitising mat, which has been used in the food industry for decades and often used as a defence to keep out contaminants in this industry during outbreaks of bird flu and other infectious viruses. Our Research and Development team has been working tirelessly to incorporate this product into our entrance matting systems to create a quick and easy disinfection solution for all entrances as a way to further prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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