Take Covid To The Cleaners

NHS domestic staff share their top tips on how to keep your home clean and virus-free with Lisa Salmon

- Lisa Salmon

It's always nice to have a clean home – and right now, home hygiene is especially important.

Although it’s unclear exactly how long the Covid-19 virus lingers on surfaces – and the risk of infection depends on lots of things, including the type of surfaces contaminated and the amount of virus shed – keeping on top of cleaning routines is generally a good idea.

Donna Williams and Diane Cullen work as part of the domestic team at NHS Property Services – and over the past few months they’ve been on the front line, undertaking deep cleans and helping minimise the spread of Covid-19 in hospitals.

As well as helping to keep hospitals germ-free, they are keen to ensure householders know how to reduce contamination risk too.

Here are their tips:

Don’t use cloths