Should I throw away my Omicron infected clothes?

Contracting omicron does not mean that you need to throw away the clothes you wear and use. Omicron is a mutated strain of the New Crown virus that causes New Crown Pneumonia, a respiratory infectious disease that can damage an individual’s health and cause symptoms such as fever and cough. While it is true that for patients infected with omikron, the clothing they wear and use may be contaminated with the pathogen, and contact with contaminated items may cause infection, it does not mean that the clothing needs to be thrown away. According to the New Crown Treatment Guidelines, Omicron itself is sensitive to ultraviolet light and heat, and chlorine disinfectants, ether, 75% alcohol, and 56°C for 30 minutes can achieve effective inactivation of the virus. Therefore clothing of patients infected with Omicron can be disinfected as long as it is properly disinfected and does not need to be thrown away. At present, the new crown is still in the global epidemic trend, so we should still pay attention to the prevention and treatment work, the emergence of suspected symptoms should consult a doctor in a timely manner. Tip: “New coronavirus pneumonia” and “new coronavirus pneumonia” mentioned in this article were renamed to “new coronavirus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.