Australian businesses are soon to begin reopening. The threat from SARS-CoV-2 is not behind us even with lowered numbers of cases across the country. We still need to careful - and the role of deep disinfection cleaning is more important than ever. When you walk into someone's shop or business in the coming weeks and months, how do you know they are a COVID safe workplace? This week, I want to discuss how UV light can be used to validate cleaning efficiency. If you’ve ever wanted to check up on your cleaners - and make sure they’re doing a good job - this show will show you how! This is called environmental surveillance and is a common method for validating cleaning efficiency.

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Melbourne McDonald's remains open despite being at the centre of a COVID-19 cluster. https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/coronavirus-fawkner-mcdonalds-melbourne-remains-open-despite-covid19-cluster-worrying-experts/02524ff7-7532-4b46-baa7-0f1fd26ae9de

JONES, C.L. (2020). Environmental Surface Contamination with SARS-CoV-2 - A Short Review. Journal of Human Virology & Retrovirology. 8(1): 15-19. https://medcraveonline.com/JHVRV/JHVRV-08-00215.pdf