Since a few months ago, it seems that the coronavirus' transmission has reached the smallest unit of our aspect, the family cluster. Despite that many people are wearing a mask obediently, the virus transmission still does occur. This happens because, many people don't wear a mask when they are in their own house. Given that coronavirus are airborne type, and 95% of COVID-19 infection happens through respiration route, it is understandable why the house -- which was considered the safest place -- has turned against us. The virus transmission happens mainly during 'family time', such as eating together. This supposedly happy moment is the time where the virus are passed from one person to other family members, since obviously we won't use mask when eating.
Furthermore, our wrong habits can accidentally invite coronavirus to stay with us. The designs of modern house that rely too much to air conditioners without natural air ventilation may cause coronavirus to be trapped inside our house / rooms. However, simply by changing our habits (well, in some case we still need to use some cash), I personally believe that we can reduce the risk of being infected significantly. You don't have to wear a mask in your house (even though if you can, it will be better). The followings are 10 things you can do to minimize the risk of being infected by coronavirus at your own house.
(1.) Washing Hands
I think this is not a new thing. Since we were small, I believe our mother and grandmother always told us to wash our hands after we played outside. And now, even WHO tells us to do so. According to WHO, it is suggested that we wash our hands for 20 seconds under flowing water and using soap. As discussed earlier, coronaviruses have a hydrophobic envelope (protective shield), so they will stick on your skin if you just wash it using water. Soap will not only destroy the coronavirus' protective shield, but also capable to wash it away, into the sink.
(2.) Change Clothe
This is really an impractical thing to do (well, most of the things I mention here are impractical, though). But, come to think about that, coronavirus can stick at any surfaces, including your shirt, pants, etc. Since the nature of the coronavirus is airborne, the virus can then spread by air / wind, hovering anywhere inside your house, and this doesn't sound that good. We can minimize the outspread of the virus if we are willing to change clothes each time we come back to the house from outside. Also remember to soak the clothes into a bucket filled with soap (detergent) water immediately.
(3.) Take a Shower
This is related to the previous point. It is suggested that you take a shower after going outside for a quite long period of time, for the same reason. Therefore, it is kinda useless if you change clothes but do not take shower after going back home from outside. Therefore, I would think that it is better if you directly take shower after going out for a long period of time, change clothes, then put the previous clothes into a bucket. By trying to minimize the virus that are attached to your body, this means you also minimize the amount of virus hovering in your house, thus protecting your family.
(4.) Reheat Your Food
This is relatively important if you purchase the food outside. Even though there is only a weak evidence that coronavirus can be transmitted through oral route (through something you eat), but please remember that coronavirus are airborne. By reheating the food, you deactivate the virus that may be present, even though not all food can be heated, for example ice cream, salad, etc.
(5.) Stay Away from Animals
Many animals like cats and dogs are cute. Some wild animals like squirrels are also cute. However, in this epidemic era, animals can act as a carrier or even suffer from the virus. Therefore, if you find / meet an animal that is not your own pet, it is suggested to limit or avoid interaction with them, because at least they can act as a carrier for the virus. Coronaviruses themselves are known capable to infect a wide range of animals, especially mammals and aves (birds).
(6.) Wash Your Mask
The mask you wear should be washed regularly. Otherwise, the mask itself can harbor the virus if you don't wash it regularly. Normally, you should wash your mask twice a week. Also, when you are eating in a public space like restaurants or in your office, remember not to put the mask on the table ; better if you put it into your pocket.
(7.) Use Eyedrops
Even though it is said that the transmission of COVID-19 virus through eyes is no more than 5%, but there is nothing wrong with having eye drops. In addition, you can use eye drops to treat itchy or sore eyes because of pollution, rain, or light infection of other germs.
(8.) Baking Soda Spray
Baking soda (NOT baking powder) contains sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO₃. Sodium bicarbonate can experience a redox reaction, a kind of chemical reaction. The reaction can also happen when the solution makes a contact with viral particles or some other chemicals. Since the results / products after reaction are salt and CO₂ (carbon dioxide gas), then I can assure you that the use of baking soda is safe.
You can put 2 or 3 table spoons of baking soda into a container filled with 200 mL of water. Then, you can put the solution into a sprayer, and spray it at / to any place / surface (including to air) whenever needed.
One thing to remember, you cannot drink the baking soda solution to protect you from coronavirus infection. Many proponents of alkalizing theory believe that drinking baking soda will alkalize the blood, that in turn make virus die. If the treatment is that simple, not so many people should die in vain. Our body regulates pH at a value of somewhere between 7.35 to 7.45, and if your blood pH is higher than 7.45, you will die from blood alkalosis. Also, the fact that coronavirus infects the lungs (or, respiratory system in general) which is the 'most alkaline organ' compared to the others automatically put a contradiction to their claim.
(9.) Use Air Cleaner
If possible, you can purchase an air cleaner. An air cleaner works using several principles. Some air cleaner works using ion principle, which is very effective to deactivate germs, like molds, bacteria, and virus. Some types of air conditioner are already equipped with ionizer or plasma-cluster that is capable to deactivate germs or even hazardous chemicals.
The graph above shows the comparison between a typical hydro-cleaner VS air purifier in removing airborne particles (dusts etc.) in a typical room. Though there is no specific information (i.e. the power consumption, CFS, etc.) between the two appliances, a hydro-cleaner has effectively removed 75% of PM10 particles (particles which size are ≤ 10 µm) from 200 µg/m³ to 50 µg/m³ (the safe limit according to EPA) in 0.7 hours (40 to 45 minutes) ; which is an hour faster compared to if using an air purifier.
There are so many kinds of supplements, each with a specific function. From supplements containing Omega 3 - 6 - 9, supplements containing MSM - chondroitin - glucosamine for joints, supplements containing vitamins, microminerals, etc. Of course there are also some supplements that can be consumed to prevent the coronavirus from infecting our body. One of the supplements that we produce is CNC oil supplement, that acts as an immuno-modulator, that can help enhance the immune system to fight virus, as well as actively attacking the protective shield (envelope) of the coronaviruses. The properties of compounds that can potentially deactivate coronavirus can be found here. (and they can be found in our supplement, too...)
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