• Coronavirus, so you can disinfect your phone
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Wash your hands regularly for at least 30 seconds, do not touch your nose, mouth, or eyes ... At this point in the Coronavirus pandemic, everyone is more or less clear on how to be especially scrupulous with their personal hygiene to protect yourself from this pathogen. However, our personal items are often neglected between cleaning and cleaning .

This is especially the case with mobile phones . Devices that we touch all day. In addition, we also approach them to the mouth and nose to speak or send audios through WhatsApp. However, unfortunately for us, the Coronavirus can survive between 48 and 72 hours on your mobile phone.

This is demonstrated by a study carried out by the New England Journal of Medicine that has addressed in depth the time that the Coronavirus survives on the surfaces of different materials.

Among the materials in which the Coronavirus best supports are steel and plastics, two common components of mobile phones, where the virus can last up to three days.

Therefore, it is very important to clean our mobile phone thoroughly.

How to clean the mobile against the coronavirus

  • Turn off the mobile phone completely.
  • Make sure it is not connected to the power supply and that it does not have any other similar device.
  • Use a damp cloth to clean the phone. It can be a chamois to clean the glasses or a similar cloth.
  • If you want a more thorough cleaning, you can give it another pass using a cloth impregnated with warm soapy water.
  • In any case, make sure that the suede with which we clean the mobile is dry enough. It is very very important that the interior of the mobile does not get wet through the joints or small cracks in the materials.

You can check here our complete guide on how to clean your mobile.

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