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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Covid 19

I have not posted anything about the corona-virus as it is being reported endlessly on the internet and media. We were running low on some food items however (we do not horde) so Carol has to go to town for groceries. Walmart and City Market will both shop and bring the items out to your vehicle for you. That sounded like a good option but I was still concerned if any of the food items could have the virus on them.  I then wondered if the items she would bring to the vehicle may have been touched by someone who was infected (2 new cases yesterday) and if so how long it would last. Here is what I found out. 

"A recent study found that the COVID-19 coronavirus can survive up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard, and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel."

I was concerned because people are shopping in the store and anyone could transfer the virus to a can, box or item of groceries. While she would not have contact with but one person the product itself could have the virus on it. I was wondering if getting groceries was worth the risk. 

I don't know the persuasion of the readers but I find sometimes I will awake suddenly at night for no reason and it is like the Lord is telling me something. That was the case last night and what I was being told is to look up ozone. That sure didn't come from me. I found that ozone will kill the covid 19 bacteria with 30 seconds exposure at 99% effectiveness. We bought an ozone generator to deodorize our home following the wildfire. So when Carol brings the groceries home I will put it in the Jeep and turn it on for a few minutes to kill any bacteria. 

Care has to be taken as ozone is dangerous to some products and especially people if it is breathed in. The coronavirus destroys your lungs and I don't want to do the same with ozone. The virus is an enveloped virus and therefore more sensitive to physio chemical changes and in studies 99% of a virus have been damaged or destroyed after 30 seconds of exposure to ozone. 

Ozone is a gas that destroys by diffusing through the protein coat and destroying the nucleic DNA.  It has been effective in killing the SARS coronavirus  which is almost identical to the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore safe to believe it will kill the current virus. 

Therefore by going shopping if Carol takes proper precautions she will only come in contact with one person who will put the groceries in her vehicle. The groceries however could be transmitters so by using ozone any virus will be destroyed and our safety will be enhanced somewhat. Check out ozone on the internet as there is ample information on it.  Ozone generators are fairly inexpensive and readily available. Check it out for yourself and see if it is something you would find of value to you. 

1 comment:

John Betz said...

Great idea! We are letting our non-refrigerated items sit for 48 hours if we don't need them soon and washing containers when we can for the fridge. I have used ozone machines while doing indoor air quality work for killing mold/bacteria and using it for a virus is also a good idea if done properly as you are describing. We are also wearing masks and washing or letting them sit but they could be disinfected with ozone as well. UV is another option for masks, but harder to use that on groceries due to heat of bulbs. Thanks for blogging about life in Forbes Park.
Stay safe!