{"id":1298,"date":"2021-08-27T11:29:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2021-08-27T11:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T18:29:15","slug":"disinfecting-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/blog\/disinfecting-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"Disinfecting Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the coronavirus delta variant is spreading and increasing cases at a worrying rate, we need to be prepared and continue to clean and disinfect as we\u2019ve done for the past year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Targeted hygiene practices can go a long way to help to keep families safe. Following product use and safety information is critical. It\u2019s important to make sure cleaning and hygiene precautions are being done correctly.<\/p>\n<h3>Handwashing<\/h3>\n<p>Still, proper handwashing is very important since it\u2019s a critical step in preventing the spread of germs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wet hands with water before applying soap.<\/li>\n<li>Lather both hands vigorously, the backs of your hands, between your fingers, under your nails, and each thumb as well.<\/li>\n<li>Clean hands for 20 seconds before rinsing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hand Sanitizer<\/h3>\n<p>Hand sanitizer will be useful as an alternative when soap is not available. Make sure it contains at least 60 percent alcohol.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Squirt hand sanitizer on your hands.<\/li>\n<li>Rub hands together and apply the same cleaning ritual as with handwashing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Disinfecting<\/h3>\n<p>Before we start disinfecting, we clean up dirt or grime on any surface while following guidelines to disinfect properly.<\/p>\n<p>Kitchen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We clean and disinfect countertops, sink hardware, cabinet pulls, appliance handles, and cutting boards.<\/li>\n<li>We use dishcloths and you can wash them on the hot cycle. It is necessary to replace towels and dishcloths every day.<\/li>\n<li>We empty out any garbage. If it can be done daily, even better. You can spray trash cans with disinfectant.<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen sink strainers in the dishwasher and knobs in the oven are cleaned and disinfected as well as the sinks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bathroom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We always clean and disinfect bathroom faucets and handles.<\/li>\n<li>Spray the toilet and flush the handle with disinfectant or sanitizing wipes.<\/li>\n<li>We do not use towels or wash clothes twice so we can prevent the growth of germs.<\/li>\n<li>The bathtub or the shower is disinfected as well and all small details that come with that area like doors and handle, even curtains if they are machine washable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need help with cleaning and disinfecting your vacation rental consider hiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/vpm.socalpropertymaids.com\/get-a-quote\/\">professional cleaning service<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the coronavirus delta variant is spreading and increasing cases at a worrying rate&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vacationpropertymaids.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}