Coronavirus can live on clothes

Coronavirus can live on clothes

WITH THECORONAVIRUS ISCAUSING SOME TOWALK AROUNDWITH FACE MASKSAND GLOVES.BUT WHAT ABOUTOUR CLOTHES?3 NEWS NOWREPORTERDANIELLE DAVISJOINS US FROMTHE NEWSROOMWITH INFORMATIONON WHETHER ORNOT THE VIRUSCAN LIVE ONCLOTHES.DANI...COURTNEY, YES,ACCORIDNG TOSEVERALSOURCES, THEVIRUS CAN LIVE ONCLOTHES.....BUT NO ONE CANSEEM TO AGREE ONHOW LONG.THEY SAYEVERYWHEREFROM A FEWMINUTES TO OVERA WEEKWE WANTED TOFIND OUT MOREABOUT HOW YOUCAN PROTECTYOUR CLOTHINGFROM THE VIRUS.SO WE SPOKE WITHA LOCAL DRYCLEANINGBUSINESS TO FINDOUT MORE ABOUTTHE CAPABILITIESOF THE CLEANINGPROCESS.THEY SAY THEIRPROCESS OFCHEMIALS ANDHEAT ELIMINATES99 PERCENT OFGERMS ANDVIRUSES THAT LIVEON CLOTHING.IN THE CLEANINGAND LAUNDERINGPROCESS THEHEAT CAN GET UPTO 160 DEGREES.FASHION CLEANERSIS CONSIDERED ANESSENTIALBUSINESS ANDTHEY REMAIN OPENDURING THIS TIME"BOTH IN DRYCLEANING, WETCLEANING ANDLAUNDRY THEPRODUCTS THAT WEUSE AND THE HEATTHAT IS USED KILLS99.9 PERCENT OFEVERYTHING AND ITSANITIZES ANDTAKES CARE OFEVERYTHING THATWE ARE ALLWORRIED ABOUTRIGHT NOW."FASHION CLEANERSHAS SEVERALSTORES ACROSSOMAHA.THEY HAVE A 24HOUR DROP OFFBOX IF YOU DON'TWANT TO COMEFACE TO FACEWITH ANYONE.AND A DRIVE UPCAR SERVICE IFYOU PREFER NOTTO LEAVE YOURCAR.WHILE THIS IS NOTA GUARANTEE THATTHE VIRUS WILL BEDEFINITELYREMOVED FROMCLOTHING....IT DOES LESSENTHE RISK ANDMOREIMPORTANTLY GIVEPEOPLE PEACE OFMIND AND RELIEVESOME OF OURANXIETIES.LIVE IN THENEWSROOM ...DANIELLE DAVIS...3 NEWS NOW THISMORNING