CDC Says Overly Intense Disinfection Isn’t
Necessary to Protect Against COVID-19.
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance for how to properly
clean surfaces of possible COVID-19 contamination. .
Previous guidance suggested that it was important to fully
clean and disinfect surfaces to protect against COVID-19. .
Now, the CDC says cleaning with soap and water on
most surfaces is enough to protect against COVID-19. .
In most situations, regular cleaning
of surfaces with soap and detergent
— not necessarily disinfecting those
surfaces — is enough to reduce the
risk of COVID-19 spread, Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via ‘Insider’.
As former Florida state toxicologist
David Krause explains, it’s better to physically
"capture" and “remove” the virus than attempt
to “destroy its genetic capabilities.” .
The agency recommends reserving disinfectant
use for high-touch surfaces and shared spaces
where COVID-19 case rates are high. .
If people are caring for people who
are sick, that's constant exposure to
infectious virus … People should
be cleaning and disinfecting
high-touch surfaces and things that
that person has touched, CDC spokesperson, via ‘Insider’