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Every new day comes with fresh learning and research news on COVID 19. Experts say that the virus can be spread by transmission of cough droplets into the air that can also settle on objects. The virus can easily linger on your utensils, any fabric or clothes, and furniture. But will washing clothes in bubbled warm water sanitise the clothes?
Countering this question can be a little tricky, as every fabric cannot withstand home washing machine temperatures. Hence, professional laundry services offered by Diva Laundry in Dubai serves as a one-stop solution for laundry-related problems.
Our laundry lab experts in Dubai suggest 7 tips to avoid the spread of the virus through clothes:
- Dry Cleaning
Diva Laundry, Dubai uses a mix of chemicals to disinfect the fabric during dry cleaning. All your clothes are steam ironed to kill the virus and cut the spread. We use powerful and sanitising cleansers that facilitate in decelerating the spread of Coronavirus.
- Book our services online
You can avail our services online while just being at home. Our patrons will reach your address, pick up your laundry without physical interaction, clean and disinfect them, and bring them back to you in no time. We run routine sanitisation at our facility; hence your clothes are in safe and disinfected hands. We offer contactless pick-up and ensure proper safety measures such as hand sanitisation of our delivery agents and temperature checks. Our patrons at these Dubai dry cleaners work with their masks and gloves on to limit the spread of novel Coronavirus.
- Understand the temperature
Disinfecting at high temperature successfully kills the bacteria and virus hanging back on the fabric. Every garment comes with a label that provides washing and drying instructions, but people often forget to read them. It ruins the delicate fabric and its texture drastically. Vulnerable fabrics like silk cannot withstand high temperature, but bed linens, towels, baby clothes, and sportswear can be washed at 60 degrees.
- Take Care of your surroundings
In the fight against Covid-19, it is advisable to take care not only of yourself but also the people around you. Therefore, remove your clothes when coming from outside and wash your hands instantly. Allot a separate laundry bin for such clothes and sanitise it regularly. The virus might transmit into the air and shake the contaminated clothes, hence avoid that too.
- Send in your Winter Clothes
Often things get easily trapped in crocheted or wool clothes, and so does the virus. It is difficult for one to wash heavy knitted coats and sweaters, hence it is sensible to give them to our Dubai dry cleaners. The dry cleaning process will disinfect and clean them at the desired temperature.
- Stay alarmed while doing laundry at home
There are many detergents in the market which help disinfect the virus from the clothes. Avoid adding extra detergent to your clothes while washing, as excessive froth will snare the virus inside the fabric during the washing process. Use maximum temperature according to the nature of the material and their capability to withstand. It will effectively expel the virus from your clothing. While washing clothes use disposable gloves and mask, especially when you are disinfecting a virus affected person’s clothes. Lastly, do not skip sterilising your washing machine and buttons on it using medicated sanitiser, after every load.
- Stay at Home
There is no doubt that people are taking extreme care to stay out of reach from this virus, yet there are many who unknowingly get attacked by the virus. Many people have started going to the office, which is undeniable to escape. Henceforth, people working in factories, retail shops, hospitals, airports, and offices, are advised to wash their clothes daily. It is recommended to wash or sanitise your hands at regular intervals, wear gloves, and mask when stepping out, practice social distancing. In such a way, a person does not have to grapple the atrocity of the virus.
Diva Laundry Dubai has a set protocol that is followed by its workforce regularly. Our service areas, front end as well as the back end is sanitised every day. The workforce gets regular body temperature checks, sanitise their hands, and wear mask and gloves while on duty. The staff is well trained and competent enough to understand the severity of the novel Coronavirus. We are dedicated to working following the safety measures advised by the WHO to avoid the spread and transmission of the virus in our customers.
