Stop the spread of coronavirus

Use soap and water or a hand sanitiser when you:• Get home or into work• Blow your nose, sneeze or cough• Eat or handle food

Cover your mouth and nose witha tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneezedispose of the tissue straight away

Wash your handsmore oftenand for 20 seconds

Cleaning & disinfection guidance

Isle of Man Public Health Directorate

Ref: COVID-19: 009P19 March 2020

Cleaning an area with regularhousehold disinfectant aftersomeone with suspectedcoronavirus has left will reducethe risk of passing the infectionon to other people

The amount of virus living onsurfaces will reduce significantly after

If an area can be kept closed andsecure, wait until this time haspassed before cleaning

Wherever possible, wear disposable or washingup gloves and aprons for cleaning. These shouldbe double bagged, then stored securely for 72hours then thrown away in the regular rubbishafter cleaning is finished

If an area has been heavilycontaminated, such as with visiblebodily fluids, from a person withcoronavirus, consider usingprotection for the eyes, mouthand nose as well as gloves and apron

Wash hands regularly with soapand water, and after removinggloves, aprons and other protectionused whilst cleaning

Using a disposable cloth, first clean hard surfaces with warm soapy waterThen disinfect these surfaces with the cleaning productsyou normally use. Pay particular attention to frequentlytouched areas and surfaces, such as bathrooms,grab-rails in corridors and stairwells and door handles

72 hours

Stay at home for 14 days, this includes allhousehold members if you live with others

If you have a

hightemperature

new andcontinuous cough

or SEEK CLINICAL ADVICEuse the online assessment

gov.im/covidtestto determine whether a call needs to be made to the COVID 111 helpline.