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There are so many surfaces in your home that could be harboring germs.

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For months now, you’ve been sanitizing every surface in your home to help protect against the coronavirus. You’ve been smart about what you touch outside your home, like door handles and Amazon packages, and you’re more aware of the germs you could bring into your house. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now emphasizing you can’t catch the coronavirus easily by touching surfaces and objects, but that it may still be possible if you touch an infected surface and then touch your eyes, nose or mouth. 

If you’re worried there’s a chance you touched an infected surface, we’ll provide tips to sanitize and disinfect your home. Remember that washing your hands frequently is one of the best steps you can take, but there’s still a possibility the virus can cling to items you carry with you into your sanctuary, like the soles of your shoes, debit card and even your phone (here’s how to disinfect your phone). 

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Fortunately, the EPA has released a list of products that are considered effective at killing the virus, including cleaning products like Clorox, Lysol, Microban, hydrogen peroxide and Maquat products to sanitize all the surfaces in your home. Make sure you focus on cleaning all the doorknobs, countertops and other high-traffic areas during your deep clean. Here are five ways to keep your home sanitized from the coronavirus, and other areas and items you can disinfect.

Use disinfectant wipes to quickly clean down surfaces

Think about the things you touch multiple times a day — doorknobs, sinks, cabinet handles, refrigerator doors, remote controls — and how many germs are lingering on those surfaces that you may not think about. Since home is where you’re most relaxed, you may not be as militant about washing your hands in your own space as you are in public places.

To keep the germs at bay, use a disinfectant wipe, like Clorox Wipes, Lysol Wipes or Purell Wipes, to quickly sanitize those areas. Once or twice a day should do the trick to remove germs, but if someone in your house is sick, you may want to wipe down surfaces more frequently. After you wipe the area, let it air dry to give it time to kill any bacteria that could linger.

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