For the first time, COVID-19 nucleic acid was detected on the door handle of a confirmed patient in Guangzhou.
This poses challenges to the epidemic prevention and control, also reminds the general public to take preventive measures, especially ventilation and cleaning in the house.
Feb 3rd, 2020, the reporter learned from Guangzhou Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that through monitoring and inspection with the living environment of confirmed patients, COVID-19 traces appeared on the iron door handle.
This poses challenges to epidemic prevention and control, also reminds the general public to take preventive measures, especially ventilation and cleaning at home.
“Many people concerned how long the virus can survive in an external environment after leaving humans. Rather than paying attention to this, it is better to develop a good lifestyle, clean, disinfect the external environment and pay attention to personal hygiene.” CDB spokesman and deputy director Zhoubin Zhang said that in addition to door handles, mobile phones, keyboards, faucet switches, remote control buttons, etc, these easily polluted materials are all needed to be cleaned.
