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News March 16, 2020

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What is Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Coronaviruses are RNA enveloped viruses than can infect animals and humans. There are six known human coronaviruses to date. Four of these coronaviruses are less pathogenic, generally causing only minor respiratory symptoms like the common cold. Two other coronaviruses — Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) — can cause serious respiratory diseases.

A new strain of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has emerged, and it is causing illnesses globallyTo date, the virus has infected tens of thousands of people around the world, with thousands of reported deaths.

 

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

Symptoms of COVID-19 are like other upper-respiratory infections, including fever, cough and difficulty breathing. They range from mild to severe and appear 2-14 days after exposure

HOW IS IT TRANSMITTED?

Since coronaviruses can be extremely contagious and spread easily from person to person, medical diagnosis is required.

Transmission routes for COVID-19, include:

  • The air by coughing and sneezing
  • Close, personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands

HOW IS IT CONTROLLED?

There are currently no vaccines available to protect you against human coronavirus infection. The best way to control the coronavirus is to slow the spread of the virus from one person to another.

 

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Infection risk can be reduced by doing the following:

  • Wash your hands often and correctly. The World Health Organization recommends performing hand hygiene with soap and water or alcohol based hand rub if soap and water are not available. Washing your hands often with soap and water is one of the best ways to avoid transmission of emerging pathogens.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick
  • In regions where excessive cases are being reported, avoid areas where live animals are being sold or raised
  • If you have fever or other symptoms after traveling home, you should wear a mask and immediately call a doctor. Be sure to let the doctor know where you were traveling.
  • Clean and disinfect hard surfaces and high touch areas using products appropriate for coronavirus and approved by public health authorities (See NuBlend Spectrum and Custom Solutions Nemesis below).
  • Avoid touching surfaces or objects that could be contaminated with virus particles, then touching your mouth, nose or eyes before washing your hands

Helpful Links:

 

CDC guidance to prevent spread

CDC business response guidance

CDC about COVID-19

 

NuBlend Spectrum

Registration number (10324-81) is now on the EPA’s list of COVID-19 effective products.

NuBlend Spectrum is a food contact sanitizer for institutional, dairy, food handling and process areas, federally inspected meat and poultry plants, bar and institutional kitchen use. 

 

Custom Solutions Nemesis

Per the master label for EPA Registration No. 1839-83: Custom Solutions Nemesis (EPA Reg # 1839-83-64900) has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) on hard non-porous surfaces. Therefore, this product can be used against 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) when used in accordance with the directions for use against Hepatitis A virus on hard, non-porous surfaces. Refer to the CDC website  for additional information.

 

Per the EPA’s emerging viral pathogen policy, the statements shall be made only through the following communication outlets: technical literature distributed exclusively to health care facilities, physicians, nurses and public health officials, “1-800” consumer information services, social media sites and company websites (non-label related). These statements shall not appear on marketed (final print) product labels.

 

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