You’re wearing the same pair of gloves outside and inside
Wearing latex gloves can be seen as an efficient preventive measure amid the coronavirus pandemic but their protection role becomes useless if you don’t throw them away when you get home. Just think about all the things you touch while running errands. “The longer you wear your gloves, the more unfamiliar objects and bacteria you’ll come into contact with,” says health coach and licensed medical acupuncturist Jamie Bacharach, Dipl. Ac.
You’re wearing shoes inside your home
Our shoes come into contact with numerous germs and viruses outside of the house, which we then carry back into our homes. Although there is no documented evidence that shoes can be sources of COVID-19 transmission, it’s better to spray the shoes with a disinfectant before bringing them inside. Better yet, leave the shoes at the door and replace them with some cozy slippers.
“Tons of bacteria live on your shoes, and when you walk around your house with them on, you are essentially spreading that throughout your house,” explains Kevin Mahoney, CEO of Aura Prep, a company specializing in industrial, commercial, and residential cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing.
