Woman finds filthy truth about train seats amid coronavirus outbreak. Photo / Facebook / Mums Who Clean
Woman finds filthy truth about train seats amid coronavirus outbreak. Photo / Facebook / Mums Who Clean
We've never been as aware of our surroundings as we are now.
But in a bid to keep her personal space as germ-free as possible amid the coronavirus panic, one woman has discovered just how filthy an everyday space really is.
Taking to Facebook, the woman explained she boarded a train from the Blue Mountains in NSW with a bottle of high-grade cleaner and decided to clean her seat,
The concerned woman didn't stop at just one seat though, deciding to wipe down each of the cushioned seats in her carriage, news.com.au reported.
"I felt bad, just looking after my health. No one was around so I wiped every seat and handle on the upper deck of my carriage. Look at those seats shine," she said.
However, it wasn't her kind act that caught the attention of the members in the Mums Who Clean Facebook group – it was the "disgusting" state she found her cloths in after cleaning the chairs. Sharing a photo of her dirty cloth beside a clean one, people were horrified.
Woman finds filthy truth about train seats amid coronavirus outbreak. Photo / Facebook / Mums Who Clean
"I can't believe they wouldn't clean our trains properly, look at how dirty your cloth got," one said.
"This post needs to be sent to the department that's responsible for the cleaning of trains! Especially the comparison photo." a concerned user declared.
"Yuk, yuk, yuk, this proves you shouldn't catch public transport," another said.
One woman added: "You probably cleaned 30 years of grime off those seats! Awesome."
Others praised the woman for being so thoughtful during a time when others were being "selfish" and only thinking about themselves.
"This is exactly what the world needs to see, instead of being driven by fear, you lead with love. You might have saved a life today," one said.
"Oh bless you that is so kind! another added.
Woman finds filthy truth about train seats amid coronavirus outbreak. Photo / Facebook / Mums Who Clean
One said: "Thank you for trying to keep everyone safe. You are the type of people we need in this pandemic."
HOW TO CLEAN VIRUS INFECTED SURFACES
Research has shown the coronavirus can live on some surfaces for as long as two to three days.
A study released last week found the virus could survive on hard surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours and on cardboard for up to 24 hours.
"This virus has the capability for remaining viable for days," said study author James Lloyd-Smith, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
But not all surfaces are equal, with some proving to be less hospitable to the COVID-19 virus. The best way to prevent the virus living on your surfaces is to use ammonia or alcohol-based cleaning products, NPR advises.
If you don't have any to hand don't grab baby wipes as they won't cut it – but soap and water will do the trick.
"The good thing about COVID-19 is that it does not require any unique cleaning chemicals to disinfect hands and surfaces," Andrew Janowski, an infectious disease expert at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital told the publication.
