Doha - Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has published an awareness poster with tips to follow after you return home from shopping.
Tips to follow:
Take off your shoes outside the house
Safely dispose of face masks and gloves immediately after re-moving them
Take off your clothes, put them aside and wash them separately at 60-70 degree Celsius
Empty and dispose of your bags
Wash all cans as well as plastic and glass containers with water and soap before arranging or using them. You may spray disin-fectants on the labels of food products before using them
Wash your hands with water and soap for 20-30 seconds after disposing of the bags or opening cans and using their content
Wash and sterilize vegetables and fruits by soaking them in water and vinegar. Vegetables like lettuce, parsley, mint and green onions may be soaked in water for 10-15 min and then washed well and dried
Clean and sterilize surfaces that came in contact with bags using sterilizers or watered-down chlorine.
Earlier Ministry of Public Health yesterday issued a number of tips for the customers on how they can decrease the risk of contracting coronavirus while shopping grocery.
Ministry had also released a list of precautionary measures to be followed when using home delivery services.
