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ing occupancy, are cleaned/disinfected. EVS staff are using disinfectants with an emerging viral pathogen claim approved by the EPA – these are also known as List N disinfectants. “While no disinfectant yet has been proven to kill SARS-CoV-2, the ones included on this list are effective at kill- ing viruses similar to or stronger than the coronavirus. Many are using supplemental disinfection, such as UV light, as an addi-


tional measure in hopes of reducing the risk of transmission.”


Patient rooms undergo daily and dis- charge cleaning, notes R-Water LLC’s Guest.


“For ‘Dailies’, the high-touch surfaces are disinfected (bed rails, horizontal surfaces, and restroom/sink areas) and the room is swept or mopped,” Guest said. “‘Dis- charges’ cover more surfaces in the room, including mattresses and fixtures any


hospitals use quaternary ammonia (quat) products with a 10-minute contact time for disinfection. In facilities that use quats, a case of C. diff means the room would have to be cleaned a second time, generally using a bleach product. During the second cleaning, in addition to all the original sur- faces that were hit with the quat products, the walls and floors should e disinfected However, by using TK60 (Total Kill in 60 econds,  is ale to significantly reduce the contact time a product needs to sit on a surface and eliminate the second clean- ing by simply applying TK60 to all of the surfaces in the patient room the first time In essence, when using our product, every room is treated like a C-diff room.” Public areas are another critical con-


centration for cleaning, shares, Judy Black, BCE, Vice President Quality Assurance and Technical Services, Orkin, LLC. “Orkin VitalClean dis- infection service efforts are focused on healthcare


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common areas such as waiting rooms, nursing stations and offices, lack stated “The number of high-touch surfaces might surprise you. Our pest management profes- sionals are trained observers. They apply that same keen oservation when figuring out what high-touch and low-touch areas may exist in an area and need to e treated e use lint-free cloths to apply a first round of disinfectant, a process that also helps dislodge pathogens. Then we follow up with a mist application of the disinfectant. he mist is created y a specific application tip that allows for a specific particle size of droplet. The mist allows for an even treat- ment that will hold wet for 10 minutes.” Still, even when patients with COVID-19 are treated in a hospital, many standards of cleaning still apply, expresses eorah Chung, healthcare marketing manager, Essity North America. ith some exceptions, cleaning and disinfections of areas that were exposed to COVID-19 do not differ greatly from routine procedures,” Chung noted. “In


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