Mops, COVID, and Green Cleaning

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Originally appears in the Winter 2021 issue.

By Drew Bunn

Recently, I gave a virtual presentation to a local Chamber of Commerce. The topic: COVID and Cleaning. About 50 people attended, and the organizations they represented ran the gamut. There were dentists, lawyers, several managers of banks, facility managers, and at least three public and private school administrators.
Regarding how the coronavirus is spread, I pointed out that most studies now indicate it travels primarily from one person to another via inhalation. However, I also indicated that the pathogens that cause the disease can collect on surfaces, and if those surfaces are touched — and then we touch our face or the food we are about to consume — there is a possibility we can contract the virus.

This was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier in the year.

The CDC reported that while the coronavirus “does not spread easily” through touching surfaces or objects, it still “may be possible” to pass on the virus from contaminated surfaces.