Guidance and Reference Materials

Concentration levels for effective hand sanitizers

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

If used for 30 seconds or more, a variety of hand sanitizers kill the virus.

The Center for Biocide Chemistries (CBC) recently published a list of over 200 ready-to-use, dilutable, and wipeable biocidal products that are approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as effective at killing viruses like COVID-19.

British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, BC Ministry of Health

Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008)

Basic recommendations on chlorine use for infection prevention and control, intended for Ebola healthcare workers in a non-U.S. general healthcare setting.

This document aims to provide guidance about the environmental cleaning in non-healthcare facilities (e.g. rooms, public offices, transports, schools, etc.) where confirmed COVID-19 cases have been before being admitted to hospital. This guidance is based on the current knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 and evidence originating from studies on other coronaviruses.

The EPA has a registered list of cleaning products expected to be effective against COVID-19. Here are the products and where to buy them online.

Pathogens & log reductions, no-wash or sequential hand sanitization, wipes, industry contact people, impacts of temperature. ETC

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations

Disinfectant products need to be used properly to be most effective, health experts say.

Includes Risk communication and community engagement

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

For facilities in US and similar areas. Updated 2019.