Viral Contamination: The End of Tilting at Windmills
Weeks before the planned handover of office from outgoing US President Donald Trump to his successor Joe Biden, an exceptionally thorough deep cleaning of every surface in the White House was announced. Although Biden and his team are scrupulous about wearing masks, the numerous infections within the outgoing administration meant that infection with COVID-19 via contaminated surfaces also had to be ruled out. Official reports on the announced cleaning operation cite a survival time of several days for the virus on surfaces. However, this disinfection will only remove the remaining viruses and bacteria of the Trump era from the White House. Should an infection occur within Biden’s team, among his family or among future guests, the viruses can spread through the building like wildfire despite the earlier treatment. Because disinfection works retroactively. And the problem does not only apply to the presidential residence, but to every clinic, every office, every form of public transport – indeed, every private household: disinfecting again and again, purely because SARS-CoV-2 viruses or other germs might have settled on a surface since the last cleaning, is a fight against windmills. Time to rethink! It is a little like the old proverb about the fish that feeds a person for a day, compared with teaching that person to fish … Instead of merely combating microorganisms that are already present – and which, in the meantime, are free to multiply happily – it is far more sustainable to both disinfect surfaces and equip them with the ability to disinfect themselves in the future. This is made possible by a surface finish in which the disinfecting active ingredient is firmly embedded. Working on the contact principle, microorganisms are inactivated immediately upon touching the surface, and this over a long period of time. Not only does no new colonisation take place, the viruses and bacteria can no longer multiply either. What sounds too good to be true has long been clinically confirmed reality with Bacterlon®. Practical long-term tests in healthcare facilities have demonstrated that a Bacterlon® coating reduces microbial contamination over months, even when the treated surfaces are cleaned with hot water alone. An effectiveness of 99.99% against SARS-CoV-2 has also already been confirmed by expert report. And the protective layer is so ultra-thin that it cannot be perceived by the naked senses. Find out more now!