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With the arrival of warmer weather, pest activity also increases. If you don’t want these pests to affect your family members and pets, then read the following article:
To coincide with the raising of the response level under the “Preparedness and Response Plan for Novel Infectious Disease of Public Health Significance” to “Emergency Response Level”, the Council develops “Together, We Fight the Virus” page offering the public free download on test findings of protective gear, such as face mask and disinfectant.
Scientific Proven Testing to Help Public to Combat Coronavirus
Many rumors said that surgical masks could be re-used after steaming, boiling or poaching. It is understood that given the acute shortage, people try to maximize the durability of masks by all means. Yet, none of those boiling or cleaning methods being posted on the Internet can help with the re-using of surgical masks!
The recent global spread of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus has caused panic among the people of Hong Kong as well as panic buying of masks, cleaning products, and disinfectants. What exactly are coronaviruses? How does one avoid being infected? How should cleaning products such as hand sanitisers and bleach be used for the most effective elimination of the coronavirus? The Council invited a microbiologist to unravel the mysteries.
Wearing masks, performing sterilisation and washing hands have become part of our daily routine for combating recent epidemic. Many alcohol-based disinfectants were snapped up. However, consumers should be cautious when purchasing alcohol products for pharmaceutical use or alcohol-based handrub. It’s time for the Consumer Council to share with you some tips:
Facing the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have been snapping up face masks, bleach products, rice and toilet paper from stores and supermarkets. As soon as the toilet paper were replenished, customers scrambled to buy even more.
Medical alcohol or alcohol hand rub have become scarce in the market in the light of the epidemic outbreak, yet industrial alcohol should never be used to make self-made hand rub as it is poisonous! Industrial alcohol contains impure methanol that may be taken in by human body through the skin, causing poisoning, nausea, body aches, blindness or impaired liver function, and even fatality!