How To Clean A Fabric Coronavirus Face Mask And How Often
...frontline worker or ...social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, consider washing your fabric mask every two hours...
...detergents with bleach-like compounds
...temperature should be at least 60 degrees Celsius [140 degrees Fahrenheit]…
….disinfect masks by ironing or putting them in an oven for 20 minutes at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit...
If hand washing..lathering the masks with soap and scrubbing them for at least 20 seconds with warm to hot water.... followed by hot air drying,” Almer said.
Bottom Line: Consumer Reports reveals best ways to do laundry during coronavirus pandemic
It’s unknown how long the coronavirus can survive on clothes... hours or even days. Therefore, any clothes that may have been exposed... should be treated as contaminated and kept in a separate laundry bin.
When it’s time to do the laundry, use disposable gloves and throw them away immediately after you finish, then wash your hands...
The experts say that no special detergent or bleach is needed, but that you should use the warmest water setting for the items being washed...
...disinfect all the surfaces in your laundry room that may have been contaminated, like doorknobs and the door pull on the washing machine.