Disinfecting Surfaces to Prevent COVID-19 Is Often for Show, CDC Says
- 3 years ago
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention said
that the risk of transmitting
COVID-19 through surfaces is low.
Chief of the Waterborne Disease Prevention
Branch Vincent Hill said while the risk is small,
it is elevated on hard, indoor surfaces.
"Putting on a show … may be used to give people a [false] sense of security that they are being protected from the virus." CDC’s Vincent Hill, via phone briefing.
Hill advised that cleaning should be focused on
high-contact areas such as doorknobs and light switches.
The CDC also added that while cleaning
surfaces is a good practice, it is not the
most important way to reduce risks.
and Prevention said
that the risk of transmitting
COVID-19 through surfaces is low.
Chief of the Waterborne Disease Prevention
Branch Vincent Hill said while the risk is small,
it is elevated on hard, indoor surfaces.
"Putting on a show … may be used to give people a [false] sense of security that they are being protected from the virus." CDC’s Vincent Hill, via phone briefing.
Hill advised that cleaning should be focused on
high-contact areas such as doorknobs and light switches.
The CDC also added that while cleaning
surfaces is a good practice, it is not the
most important way to reduce risks.