OTHER than disinfecting our hands, there is another thing that we always use which also needs to be disinfected as well and that is our mobile phones.
In a BMJ Global Health Journal, as cited in an article by
The Economic Times, doctors say that mobile phone surfaces can also be a
“high-risk” surface which come directly in contact with our face and mouth
especially to those in the healthcare setting.
Dr Vineet Kumar Pathak one of the journal authors said that:
"The safest thing to do is to consider your phone as an extension of your
hand, so remember you are transferring whatever is on your phone to your hand.”
Even for us at this time, as much as we try restricting the
use of mobile phones when going outside sometimes, we just cannot avoid doing
so as it is the primary thing we use for communication, getting updates and the
like.
With that, just like regular handwashing we must also
regularly disinfect our phones.
While there are products such as UV light sanitizer for
phones available in the market right now, not everyone can afford them. So here’s
a quick #TitaTip on how you can safely disinfect your phone at home.
What to use:
You can use disinfecting wipes or alcohol provided that it
is 70% isopropyl which is less harmful to your mobile phone, a microfiber cloth
(those used to wipe eyeglasses) and cotton buds. Some experts say not to use
pure alcohol on your phone as it may strip off the coatings that help keep water
and oil from damaging your display and ports.
Step 1: Remove phone from casing.
Step 2: Wash/Disinfect Phone case – If you are using rubber
or plastic phone case, I suggest washing it with soap or handwash and just
leave it to air dry. Even before this
pandemic, I do this once a week to my phone case to remove grease and other
gunk.
Step 3: Spray alcohol solution on your microfiber cloth or
if your phone has a screen protector you can spray it directly and wipe with
the microfiber cloth. Wipe all sides of your phone.
Step 4: Use the cotton buds for the hard-to-reach areas such
as home button/finger print scanner, lock switch, volume rocker and earpiece.
And your phone is now squeaky clean! If you washed your
phone case make sure that it has fully dried before putting your phone back to
avoid any damage.
Important note: turn-off your device and do not disinfect
your phone while charging.
I know that we are living in the most uncertain times so a
little precaution such as this surely goes a long way.
Until the next entry! Keep safe everyone!
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