Mask washing

I doubt hospital staff wear the same mask for all of a working day.

Here we are told they should never be put back on again if you take them off without disinfecting them.

The guidance I've read says it is sufficient to wash them in the washing machine with the rest of the laundry and normal washing detergent. Air dry or tumble. I press mine with a steam iron for good measure.

Lucca

I’m exhausted from injecting the turkey with disinfectant ready for Christmas which is only 45 days away.

OMG, I haven’t got my turkey yet, will I be too late?
I’m too busy trying to book accommodation for the Lytham festival next June/July.
It’s all full or really really expensive. I do hope I won’t have to worry about washing masks by then.

I wash my pale blue disposables in hot toilet- soap suds. Virus is not very robust when it is out of the living host tissues. Better to wash masks frequently than put them up your sleeve of into a pocket.

I don’t believe for one minute that the only way to clean a washable mask is to wash it at 60 degrees. Detergent, soap, and disinfectant kills the virus, so if the mask is washed with a normal laundry detergent, it will be cleaned.

Callistemon, I have found that the steam from my Christmas sprouts, which have, of course, been boiling away for several months now, is keeping my kitchen permanently steam-cleaned, so that saves a bit of time.

Wheniwasyourage - well done, I am all for short cuts in cleaning.
My sprouts are well on the way too, I must go and add a handful of bicarbonate of soda because that keeps them nice and green.

Lucca have you thought of injecting your turkey with Brandy? Alcohol is a good disinfectant

That's why I make sure that I have a nice glass of wine on the day I've done the shopping, maddyone. It's just as well to be careful!

Wheniwasyourage What a very good idea