KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- With the recent pandemic outbreak such as Influenza flu and the deadly Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV (also known as the Wuhan virus), it is important for business owners to stay alert and take precaution steps in protecting your employees and customers alike.
Why is it important to reduce cross-contamination at your premises? Understanding how the virus transmission process and taking the right proactive steps including prevention habits can greatly reduce the risk in cross-contamination and the best prevention of an outbreak of disease.
Protect your employees and customers with these precautionary steps to avoid the spread of the virus at your premises:
1. Providing adequate Hand Hygiene facilities
Hand hygiene is the most basic yet utterly important line of defence to stop the spread of virus! These infectious diseases spread from person to person by direct or indirect contact. Transmission occurs when an infected person touches someone else e.g. via handshake. Droplets released during coughing, sneezing and even speaking can also transmit the virus to others without any touch involved. Do encourage your employees and customers to practice the 3-step hand hygiene frequently, and avoid touching the eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands. These 3-step includes washing your hands with clean water and soap, drying them thoroughly and sanitising them for extra protection.
2. Create a healthy and hygienic workplace to combat cross-contamination
A study shows that Influenza virus can survive on hands and surfaces up to 48 hours, contaminated hands can transfer germs to 7 separate surfaces and a flu infection could spread to the entire office in 4 hours. Indirect virus transmission such as airborne transmission could be prevented through installing air steriliser or air sanitiser that could kill up to 99.99% viruses.
Regular cleaning is not just limited to washing your hands, but also includes cleaning on commonly used surfaces and devices. For extra protection, infection control and workstation sanitising services at your premises could help to prevent viral and airborne disease from spreading.
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