Coronavirus Cleanup: Recent Episodes
Cheryl Wragg
My name is Cheryl Wragg and my podcast is about setting up and applying infection control processes at home to protect you and your family from coronavirus.
In this episode, Cheryl describes and compares some of the steps being taken by local retail stores to introduce infection control systems and the importance of physical layout being redesigned or adjusted to accommodate and support infection control systems. Cheryl describes creating an infection control workbench on her back verandah, installing plastic carpet covers and vinyl in her kitchen, and plastic vinyl in her car boot to create a washable surface to carry goods.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by too much coronavirus bad news coming in through the media? Now's the time to keep calm and keep cleaning to take control of coronavirus chaos. In Episode #3 Keep Calm, Keep Cleaning, Cheryl explains why soap works against coronavirus, killing it. She then identifies contamination sources into your home - money, newspapers, shopping bags and groceries - and describes cleaning process to intercept and decontaminate these surfaces.
In Episode #2 of Coronavirus Cleanout, Cheryl describes the 1960's Chinese 'barefoot doctor' scheme and likens this to the role we can play today to help reduce coronavirus infection. Cheryl refers to recent research reporting on the surface spread of coronavirus by patients with Covid-19 disease, its level of infectiousness and the importance of 'buy-in' by young people and men. In the second part of the podcast, Cheryl describes Plan B at the petrol station and how to start decluttering and cleaning up frequently touched surfaces at home.
In #Episode 1, Cheryl talks about the 1918 Spanish Influenza epidemic shaping the housekeeping habits of her grandmother and her mother and this being passed onto Cheryl when she was growing up. She introduces the professional information currently being used by hospital cleaners in the rooms of COVID-19 patients. Cheryl explains how she applies some of this information to her home, car and personal habits to help reduce the risk of infection by coronavirus. Lastly, Cheryl describes the infection control method she uses to keep her car clean and to maintain infection control when buying petrol at a petrol station.