What is it?
- New strain of Coronavirus causing respiratory illness
- First identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China
- Spreads via respiratory droplets when coughing or sneezing or hand contact
How to protect yourself?
- Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures to prevent and control spread of disease
- Thorough cleaning of the surfaces : using water and detergent, and applying hospital level disinfectants
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Based on the official recommendations of hygiene from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)* and tests made by Milton in an independent laboratory**
Milton products are suitable to fight against the virus :
- Use of a different dilution : Use 2 capfuls (60 mL) or 2 tablets in 1L of cold water
- Full virucidal activity according to the latest European standard EN14476+A2:2019 with this new dosage
Follow the 2 Protocols:
Baby accessories by submerging:
DO NOT USE THIS DILUTION ON FRUIT&VEGETABLES
- USE GLOVES to protect your skin as the solution might be irritating
- CLEAN. Wash bottles, teats, breastfeeding equipment in warm soapy water.
- PREPARE SOLUTION. Fill your unit with 5L of water, add 300 mL of Milton Fluid or 10 Milton Tablets
- ADD ITEMS. Close the lid and wait for 15 minutes.
- RINSE ITEMS with clean water as this concentrated solution might damage items. Renew the solution after each use.
Home surfaces (tabletops, work surfaces, fridges, bins, chopping boards, bathroom, toilets, etc):
- USE GLOVES to protect your skin as the solution might be irritating
- CLEAN. Wash surfaces in warm soapy water.
- PREPARE SOLUTION. Fill your unit with 5L of water, add 300 mL of Milton Fluid or 10 Milton Tablets
- WIPE SURFACES and wait for 15 minutes
- RINSE with clean water as this concentrated solution might damage surfaces.
- Use 3 mL on non-soiled hands for a minimum of 30 seconds.
- Effective on Bovine Coronavirus in clean conditions according to the European standard EN14476+A2:2019.
- Contact time of 30 seconds minimum
- Effective on Bovine Coronavirus in dirty conditions according to the European standard EN14476+A2:2019.
- Contact time of 5 minutes
- Effective on Bovine Coronavirus in 5 min in dirty conditions according to the European standard EN14476+A2:2019.
*SOURCES:
OMS (World Health Organization) : Home care for patients with COVID-10 presenting with mild symptoms and management of their contacts. Interim guidance. 17 March 2020.
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) : Cleaning and Disinfection for Households Interim Recommendations for U.S. Households with Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- ECDC (European centre for disease prevention and control) : Interim guidance for environmental cleaning in non-healthcare facilities exposed to SARS-CoV-2 - 18 February 2020
** Tested by Institut für Hygiene und mikrobiologie, Bremen, Germany.
When the tests have been done, European laboratories couldn’t test on SARS-CoV2 (Covid-19) specie but used Bovine Coronavirus. It belongs to the same family of Coronavirus (enveloped viruses).