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8 Tips for Cleaning Your Mobile Phone During the Corona Covid-19 Pandemic

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Kapanlagi.com - Cell phones or mobile phones have become an inseparable part of life. Frequent touching and using a cell phone can potentially become a breeding ground for viruses and bacteria. Therefore, it is important to know how to clean your cell phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic.

Cell phones are indeed very important for current life to communicate with loved ones. In addition to communication, cell phones are also important as a tool to see the development of the world during the corona covid-19 pandemic.

The corona covid-19 pandemic is known to be a virus that attacks the immune system. This corona covid-19 virus can be transmitted through droplets of fluid from infected people. Objects or items that are frequently touched, such as cell phones, can potentially become intermediaries for viruses and bacteria, including corona covid-19.

Therefore, preventing corona covid-19 by cleaning hands, self-quarantine, and cleaning frequently touched surfaces needs to be done. This includes cleaning your cell phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic.

In fact, many studies have been conducted from various reliable sources, which have found that cell phones can carry bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Viruses like corona covid-19 are known to be able to survive for quite a long time on the surface of objects.

Therefore, there are tips to clean your mobile phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic that you can do. Here are 8 tips to clean your mobile phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic as quoted from healthline.com.

 

 

1. Pay Attention to the Type or Brand of Mobile Phone

Before you learn how to clean your mobile phone, it is advisable to first pay attention to the type of mobile phone on the manufacturer's website. This is to avoid damage to the mobile phone device during cleaning. Therefore, you need to pay attention to the information or instructions from your mobile phone manufacturer when cleaning.

If the mobile phone manufacturer does not have information on how to clean the mobile phone, you can perform general cleaning that can be used for various types or brands of mobile phones.

2. Use Soft Cloth

When cleaning your phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic or in normal situations, you should use a soft cloth. In addition to being soft, the cloth should also be free of lint and fibers. The cloth commonly used to clean eyeglass lenses can be a choice.

Some phone manufacturers provide free tools for cleaning phones. If your phone manufacturer includes such accessories, you can use them.

3. Avoid Excessive Wiping

Excessive wiping while cleaning your phone can cause scratches. Therefore, excessive wiping is not recommended when cleaning your phone. You can clean it adequately until the phone looks clean.

4. Disconnecting All Electricity

When cleaning a mobile phone, you should pay attention to ensure that the device is not connected to various power sources and cables. This is to prevent any potential damage that could be harmful. Therefore, make sure first that the mobile phone is free from any device connections. It would be better to turn off the mobile phone when cleaning it.

5. Keep Liquids Away from the Phone

When cleaning a mobile phone, make sure that liquids are kept away from the phone. This cleaning method is to avoid excessive spillage of liquids on the phone, which could cause damage to the device. Therefore, try to keep the cleaning liquid away from the phone.

6. Wait Until Dry

The cleaning liquid for a mobile phone can make the surface of the device damp. When you finish cleaning, it is advisable to wait until the liquid on the surface dries. You can leave the phone for a while until it completely dries on its own.

7. Use Safe Spray Fluid

Safe spray fluids that are suitable for cleaning phones like regular water or with 70% alcohol or Clorox wipes and isopropyl. However, the use of alcohol must be careful not to drip onto the machine. Because it will cause damage to the phone.

8. Do Not Spray Fluid Directly on the Surface of the Phone

Avoid spraying cleaning fluids directly. You can first use a dampened tissue with fluid to clean the phone. Dip a little bit of fluid onto the cloth or tissue and then use it to clean the phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic.

The right time to clean the phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic is when you are near someone who is sick, such as coughing or flu. However, it would be better to clean the phone regularly to avoid bacteria and viruses.

If you frequently wash your hands, cleaning the phone once or twice a day is sufficient. As much as possible, always maintain the cleanliness of your hands and phone or device.

Yes, this method is to prevent the spread of the corona covid-19 virus. Besides cleaning frequently touched devices, you also need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle can be done by maintaining food intake, exercising, and personal hygiene.

So, those are 8 tips for cleaning the phone during the corona covid-19 pandemic that you can do to avoid the corona covid-19 virus.

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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