The Importance Of Deep Cleaning In The Workplace Post-Covid
There is no denying that the world has been through a rough three years, two of which saw major surges in the pandemic. However, hopes are high that we will not see another major outbreak due to the number of people believed to have built some level of immunity from past infections along with the number of those who have been fully vaccinated.
Unfortunately, there is also some concern that some of the variants and subvariants will be immune to the vaccines, so nothing is written in stone. Once someone has been diagnosed with Covid in your workplace, the best thing to do would be a deep cleaning and sanitising before letting employees return to work. Let’s see what that looks like.
What We Know About How Covid-19 Is Spread
At the very beginning of the pandemic, most people were living in terror. They were afraid to bring their mail in and afraid to touch packages when they began deliveries as shops began to close. Then all the global health organisations began to tell people it was an airborne disease primarily spread between people standing at a conversational distance or closer.
Now, if you go to the World Health Organisation website you will see that information has been updated. They are now saying that you can contract the virus if you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth after touching a surface that has been contaminated by an infected person. This has huge implications in that regular cleaning may not be sufficient. If you notice an outbreak in your place of business, shut your doors long enough to get a professional team in like those from the SMC Premier Group who are well qualified to totally disinfect and sanitise literally any type of company of any size.
Worries Of A Tridemic For Winter 2022 – 2023
Another thing to be mindful of when considering just how important it is to do a post-covid deep cleaning is the fear of a tridemic this winter. Much of Europe and parts of the United States are already seeing epidemic levels of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and influenza. Cases of covid caused largely by the newer subvariants of the Omicron variant are also surging.
Just a matter of weeks ago, there was an early warning that this could cause what they have been calling a tridemic, once again overwhelming hospitals beyond capacity. Perhaps if you notice that one of these viruses is sweeping through your place of business, a deep cleaning may also be called for. You can never be too safe.
Prevention Is Always Better Than Treatment
Your key takeaway here is that preventing further spread in your place of business is always better than having workers out sick and being treated for one, or all, of those viruses. Whilst covid is the hardest to treat, RSV and influenza can land patients in ICU as well. The cost of hiring a professional deep cleaning team is much less than the losses you could sustain if production suffered because of staffing shortages. Not to sound cliché, but it really is always better to be safe than sorry.
