COVID has changed the way we look at many tasks we once did automatically. One of these relates to how we handle clothing that might have been exposed to COVID-19.
How is COVID Transmitted?
The World Health Organization notes that COVID-19 is transmitted through small droplets which come from the nose or mouth. These droplets spread when someone who has COVID coughs, sneezes, or exhales droplets. They may land on people, objects, clothing or other surfaces. The droplets transit COVID from person to person.
COVID Garment Contamination
Is it a worry? Because of paranoia about COVID and how it is spread, many once-simple tasks have become more complicated. With the rate of community spread on the rise, people began to worry about anything and everything they touched. It is logical that concerns over COVID on clothing would become an issue.
Can the virus live on my clothes? When I take my clothes off where should I put them? How can I be sure they are COVID-free?
Hysteria over COVID on clothing is heightened by watching medical procedures of “donning and doffing” personal protective equipment to minimize spreading germs or contaminants. This has led the rest of us, ordinary citizens, to consider adopting similar procedures with clothing.
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