The last few months of uncertainty have upended our lives, and we are still learning more and more about the situation every day.

But now that we are spending so much time inside our homes, what do we need to know to keep our families healthy and safe? Experts at the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) offer helpful guidelines that will keep your home clean and your family safe.

According to the CDC, the transmission of viruses via objects and surfaces is less likely than person-to-person. Still, current evidence suggests that viruses may remain viable for hours to days on a variety of surfaces. Cleaning of dirty surfaces followed by disinfection is a best practice for the prevention of viruses.

More than ever, these are days for Handy - a reliable app for booking home cleaning services. A clean home is a safer home.

Clean and Disinfect

Practice routine cleaning of high-touch objects and surfaces such as countertops, tables, doorknobs, light switches, phones, touch screens, keyboards, toilets, and sinks with household cleaners and EPA-registered disinfectants.

Dirty surfaces should be cleaned using a detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection. Cleaning does not kill germs but lowers the risk of spreading infection.

As a second step, disinfect using EPA-registered disinfectants. This process works best after cleaning and can further lower the risk of spreading infection.

Electronics

For electronics such as cell phones, tablets, touch screens, remote controls, and keyboards, the CDC recommends that you follow the manufacturer's instructions for cleaning and disinfection products. If no manufacturer guidance is available, consider using at least 70% alcohol-based wipes or sprays to disinfect touch screens.

Gloves

Wear disposable gloves when cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. Gloves should be discarded after each cleaning. If reusable gloves are used, those gloves should be used only for cleaning and disinfection. Clean hands immediately after gloves are removed.

Hand Washing

Household members should clean hands often, using soap and water for 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol may be used.

Handy Helps You Meet the Challenge

Cleaning and disinfecting your home can be challenging. Sometimes the best move is bringing in a cleaning professional.

Handy connects you with top-rated cleaning professionals in your area. All their experienced Cleaning Professionals have been through background screenings that use credential verification technology to ensure they're the most reliable in the cleaning game.

Handy's website is simple to navigate, with weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly cleaning plans, and a customer service team available 24/7. Their savvy app makes it easy to message your Professional or reschedule your appointment if needed. Their upfront rates and pricing are really affordable.

Plus, if you're dissatisfied with the quality of a service Handy's Happiness Guarantee means they'll send another Pro to make things right . . . at no extra charge.

Handy takes the pandemic seriously. The health and safety of their workers and customers are of the utmost importance. Handy quickly enacted social-distancing ground rules for bookings, provided guidelines for EPA-recommended cleaning products, performed daily health check-ins with their Pros to make sure they feel safe, and provided masks and gloves for all of their workers.

Handy is so dedicated to excellence they donate PPE to local hospitals to help increase the safety of frontline workers. They clean your house the way they clean their own - thoroughly, safely, completely. Bringing us all closer during this time we're apart.

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