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. 2020 Feb 28;2(9):140–142.

Table 1. Disinfection methods for commonly contaminated objects in the epidemic focus.

Object Disinfection method
Indoor air peroxyacetic acid, chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, etc.ultra-low volume spray
Contaminants (blood, secretions, etc. from patient) Water absorbent material carrying disinfectant (5,000–10,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant) for 30 min, or disinfectant dry wipes achieving high level of disinfection
Container for contaminants Soaking with 5,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant for 30 min and then cleaning
Feces and sewage Separate septic tank: adding chlorine-containing disinfectant and 10 mg/L the total residual chlorine after 1.5 h. Excreta in container: soaking with 20,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant for 2 hours when the ratio of fecal to disinfectant is 1:2. Massive dilution of excreta in container: disinfecting with 70%–80% dry bleaching powder for 2 h when the ratio of fecal to disinfectant is 20:1
Ground wall Wiping and spraying with 1,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant or 500 mg/L Chlorine dioxide disinfectant for no less than 30 min, the range of spray volume from 100 mL/m2 to 300 mL/m2
Surface of objects Spraying, wiping, or soaking with 1,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant or 500 mg/L chlorine dioxide disinfectant for 30 min and then wiping with clean water
Clothing, bedding and other textiles Circulating vapor or boiling for 30 min, soaking with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant for 30 min, and then washing
Hand Rubbing with quick-drying hand disinfectants containing alcohol or alcohol compound (first choice), wiping with 75% ethanol, rubbing with quaternary ammonium salt hand disinfectant, or soaking or wiping hands with 0.05% chlorine-containing or 3% hydrogen peroxide hand disinfectant, or wiping with 0.5% polyvidone iodine
Skin Wiping with 0.5% polyvidone iodine or 3%hydrogen peroxide disinfectant for 3–5 min
Mucous membrane Flushing saline or 0.05% polyvidone iodine
Tableware Soaking with 500 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant for 30 min 500 mg/L or boiling
Transported and transferred tools Spraying with 1,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant or 500 mg/L chlorine dioxide disinfectant for 30 min and then wiping with clean water
Domestic waste of patients Treating as medical wastes
Medical wastes Treating as medical wastes
Corpse Filling the wound with 3,000–5,000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant or cotton ball or gauze soaked with 0.5% peroxyacetic acid,wrapping the corpse with double sheet soaked the disinfectant, and then putting it in the double corpse bags