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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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A surprising new detail about the Omicron variant has emerged that could at least partly explain its increased transmissibility. “New variant lasts much longer on surfaces – but disinfecting still works”
According to new research, the latest coronavirus variant can survive longer on many household surfaces when compared to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain
Over time there has been reduced emphasis on preventing surface transmission and a greater focus on preventing person-to-person and airborne transmission.
The researchers report SARS-CoV-2 variants can survive on skin and plastic more than twice as long as the original Wuhan strain. Of particular interest, the Omicron variant was found to survive on plastic for 193.5 hours and on skin for 21.1 hours.
Like many illnesses, Covid-19 is most infectious before symptoms appear. This means an infected person probably won’t know they have got the virus until others have already been exposed
An evaluation on human skin in the laboratory demonstrated that a 15-second exposure to 35 per cent alcohol was equally effective at inactivating the virus, regardless of the strain
The good news is that all of the variants seemed equally vulnerable to alcohol-based disinfectants when used on skin. What it does do is confirm that wiping down surfaces and hand sanitising are effective methods of killing any live virus that may be lurking there.
At Arrow Hygiene we have a number of available surface sanitisers, hand sanitisers, Gloves, Masks etc.
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A natural, safe and environmentally responsible cleaning solution.
Bio-Fresh products are bio-enzymatic cleaners that contain non-pathogenic microbes. These good microbes produce enzymes that break down soiling, so it can be consumed by the microbes or washed away.
Once the product is evenly distributed across the surface, it can be left to do its job. No need to rinse, saving time and additional water normally used with traditional products.
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Let’s talk biology
We need to know a little about microbes to help us understand how they clean.
What are they? Microbes are microorganisms that are present in most of earth’s habitats – including soil, water, dust particles—even the human microbiome (you may have heard about gut health). There are two kinds of microbes: pathogenic (harmful) and “good” microbes, such as probiotics that help with digestion and immunity.
Live microbes produce enzymes, which break down organic waste particles into smaller pieces that microbes can easily consume. These smaller organic particles become “food” for the microbes and once digested are broken down into two basic compounds—carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O).
How do Bio-Enzymatic cleaners work?
Biological cleaning products are live formulations using strains of safe, natural bacteria (microbes) along with specifically selected enzymes. Both bacteria and enzymes work together to clean, relying on each other to get the job done.
When applied to surfaces, soils, stains and malodorus are broken down by the enzymes, then consumed by the bacteria. As long as soil is present and surfaces are sufficiently damp, these microscopic “cleaners” multiply, continuing to remove traces of dirtand odour from surfaces hours or even days after the initial application.
Bio-Fresh cleaners contain over 70 billion of non-pathogenic microbes per litre.
For more information go to http://biofresh.co.nz/.