Since the start of the COVID19 crisis, even rigorous cleaning has been proven insufficient to hold back the spread of novel coronavirus. Disinfecting is confirmed as essential to making surfaces hygienically safe. As the hospitality industry reopens, understanding cleaning versus disinfecting is important if it is to be done safely and the COVID19 crisis is to end.

COVID-19 has had a severe impact on the food and beverage, and indeed catering industries. News that these sectors can begin to re-open is welcome, but it comes on the condition safe environments for workers and customers is provided. How can this be assured? The best way is a thorough cleaning and disinfecting practices.

For healthcare services, the impact of the COVID19 crisis has been extreme. Where once established cleaning and disinfecting procedures were considered adequate, novel coronavirus has forced the need for more thorough disinfection and sanitation.

The pressure to ensure safe healthcare environments during the COVID19 crisis has heightened demand for cleaners and disinfectants. But with it has come a strain on stocks. How can hospitals, nursing homes and orthopaedic centres maximize their disinfectant supply despite enhanced cleaning frequencies? There are some steps to do so.

For the tourism and hospitality industries, the COVID19 crisis has had a severely damaging impact. But while business has been brought to a virtual halt, hoteliers are still hosting some residents or now welcoming patients, making effective disinfecting critical.

‘Stay Home’ and social distancing measures have ensured the entertainment industry is another casualty of the COVID19 crisis. Venues have been closed and events have been cancelled, dramatically impacting the industry’s revenues and jobs. Brighter days do loom over the horizon, but to be fully ready for the return to normal operations, effective disinfecting is a must.