The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has everyone scrambling to protect themselves, their homes and businesses from potential contamination. The effects of this type of biohazard situation can last up to a week and the continued spread of the disease has led to a growing number of fatalities in Canada and BC. HandyManny Services is an industry leader in infectious disease and biohazard remediation, including coronavirus disinfection, and delivers the highest professional standards possible. We are dedicated to providing rapid emergency response 24/7 throughout the lower mainland so you can have peace of mind in the event of an outbreak.

Poor hand hygiene is a particular problem because people frequently cough and sneeze into their hands or touch their mouth or nose, providing a ready means to spread the coronavirus to everything they touch. The virus can be transferred to other people when they touch a contaminated surface and become infected when they touch their mouth, nose or eyes.

In hospitals, schools, social care, offices, retail outlets, hotels, and public transport, there are many key touchpoints that people commonly share, including:

• door handles
• supermarket trollies and baskets
• cashpoints
• petrol pumps
• rubbish bins
• kitchen and dining surfaces
• taps, kettles
• toilet flush handles or buttons
• stair rails, handrails, grab handles and grab rails
• recycling areas
• vehicles

There’s also a high risk of contamination from bodily fluids and toilet sneeze.

The coronavirus (the virus itself is called SARS CoV-2) was found to be present in the faeces of patients and for an average of 11 days after it had disappeared from the respiratory tract.
Toilet ‘sneeze’, the plume of droplets created by flushing, spreads faecal micro-organisms around a washroom. They settle on surfaces such as the seat, floor, walls, unprotected tissue, cubicle and washroom door handles, wash basins, taps and soap dispensers.
Studies in offices have shown that germs can spread from an infected person to the entire office in 2–4 hours via contaminated touchpoints. They all need regular cleaning and disinfecting with approved products to ensure protection from infection.