After a scorching summer, the first splash of relief comes with the monsoon. The cool breeze, gusty winds, the fragrance of wet soil, scintillates the minds and reminisces the golden days of childhood. As fascinating as monsoon seems with a cup of hot coffee and fried snacks, it can adversely affect your health. It can affect your digestive system and cause cold and cough.
Monsoon and seasonal flu have co-existed for decades, so what's new this time? As the world is grappling with the fear of coronavirus, a global pandemic, it becomes all the more important to take care of health. So as you are geared up to take precautionary measures with masks, gloves, and sanitizers, make your house monsoon-ready too!
For preventing contamination with germs and incurring diseases, we bring forth a checklist of monsoon health-hacks to keep your house hygienic and germ-free.
Bleach & Disinfect
It is imperative to take out one day from your hectic schedule to clean your house with bleach and disinfectants. Preferably you can select a range of eco-friend antibacterial disinfectants that will kill the germs and render a smooth finish on the floor. As for the kitchen and bathroom, it's best to disinfect them daily to eradicate the growth of bacteria.
Separate Storage Space for Shoes
Those muddy shoes with which you have created imprints on the floor are the main sources of virus contamination. No matter where you live, in an apartment, villa, or independent house, you must keep a shoe shelf outside to store the shoes. If your shoes are soiled, it's best to keep them with a soap water solution, dry, and place it back on the shelf. Occasionally clean the shoe rack with disinfectant to safeguard the entry of germs in monsoon.
Keep Your Pets Clean
Do you possess feline friends at home? Then you have to take them out for vet checkups and walks. But with the outbreak of COVID and onset of monsoon, it is necessary to keep your pets clean by giving them regular showers and cleaning the litter box daily. Also, while you clean the house, remember to deep clean the carpeted floor as the fallen fur from the pet's body gets stuck, causing a source of contamination with viruses.
Wash Wet Clothes Separately
With life confined within four walls, the idea of enjoying rain under the open sky isn't an option. But even if you accidentally get drenched while coming back from the supermarket or office, wash your wet clothes separately. This is because viruses can stay active in a moist environment and before you realize you are down with fever! Hence to maintain hygiene, use anti-bacterial detergent to wash the clothes.
Install Special Appliances
Leverage technology to kill germs. With monsoon, there will be new guests such as insects, flies and germs, thriving at your house every now and then. So, to ward them off, you can place antibacterial LED lights that emit a certain wavelength to kill the germs.
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