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Big thanks.
We’re giving big thanks to the front-line workers doing what used to be called “small” jobs. Stocking groceries, delivering packages and mail, mopping floors and disinfecting door handles. Every person who is serving the public during a time when just leaving your home can be unhealthy. Yes, we certainly thank the medical, fire and police…
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Don’t panic.
When social distancing, stay-at-home and school closure start to stack up on your emotions, take a break from the news and focus on what’s good, what you can do and how so many people are doing what’s best for all. Use your at-home time to clean the closets, put the winter clothes in storage and…
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Towel laundry tips.
If anyone in your household shows signs of COVID-19, you should handle bed and bath linens as high-risk. Provide individual towels for each person and wash after three uses. Bedding and towels should be handled wearing gloves and laundered using the hottest settings for washer and dryer. Adding chlorine bleach to whites and color-safe lights…
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Happy Easter Sunday.
According to a report from CNN, families are finding ways “to celebrate religious holidays together but apart this year.” While we all feel a strong emotional and traditional need to be with families during holidays, experts say the risks of spreading the virus outweigh the benefits. Family-only backyard egg hunts, online video chats using apps like…
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Happy Passover.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jewish families are cutting back their primary holiday of the year. At sundown tonight, Jewish people traditionally gather at a table with friends, relatives and even strangers for a celebration highlighted by a Seder dinner. The evening begins an eight-day holiday that commemorates God’s “passing over” of a plague more than…
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Seriously. Wash your hands!
According to Consumer Reports, handwashing is critical in stopping the spread of any respiratory virus (and other bugs), and it’s recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, flu and more. Wash your hands after you use the bathroom, after you blow your nose, cough or sneeze. Proper…
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Virus-free Clothing.
The coronavirus, according to experts, is usually transmitted by droplets from a sneeze or cough, that can survive on articles of clothing, bed linens, towels and other household items. Conventional home or commercial laundering in hot water (above 80° F) and extra time and heat in the dryer will help kill the virus. If you’ve been in…
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Keep Calm.
We’re following local, state and federal guidelines through this pandemic to minimize exposure, risk and spread of the virus. Please call – we may be able to pick up and deliver to your home or curbside. And remember these important words: Don’t panic; stay home; and wash your hands.
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Clean, clean, clean.
The threat of coronavirus has us all thinking about cleaning, especially at home where we’re spending most of our time. Of course, frequent cleaning often-touched surfaces is first priority. It’s a sound practice to clean garments that may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Simply laundering in water that’s above 80° F will sanitize fabrics…
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Keep calm.
The breaking news on the coronavirus pandemic seems to get worse daily, and we are following all directives from government and health authorities. For now, we’re following best-practice advice to minimize social contact, handwash thoroughly and frequently, sneezing into facial tissue or elbow, and monitoring fevers and dry coughs. We’ll continue to provide professional dry cleaning…