Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Tuesday 10 March 2020

What are Coronaviruses?

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness
in animals or humans.

In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause

respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to
more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS).

The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus

COVID-19. It is recognised that COVID-19 is in a classification
known as ‘enveloped viruses’.

How does COVID-19 spread?

Image Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the World Health Organisation, COVID-19 can spread An illustration of the structure the newly identified coronavirus, now named COVID-19.

from person to person through small droplets from the nose or

mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or How can I reduce risk?
exhales.
Maintaining good hygiene standards is vital to minimise the risk of infection.

Transmission routes for COVID-19, include:

In accordance with government recommendations, infection risk can be reduced by taking the following actions:

• The air, through coughing and sneezing • Ensuring thorough hand wash protocols are • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Touching contaminated surfaces or objects, then touching correctly followed. Washing your hands is one of the • Maintaining good food safety practices is a vital part
your mouth, nose or eyes before washing your hands. best ways to avoid the transmission of viruses such as of minimising infection transmission risk.
• Close personal contact such as shaking hands. Coronavirus COVID-19. • Ensure proper processes for raw foods and produce
• Regular and proper cleaning and disinfection of hard preparation including both cleaning and sanitising
What are the symptoms? surfaces and high touch areas such as door handles. control points.
Symptoms of COVID-19 are like other upper-respiratory • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with
infections, including fever, cough and difficulty breathing. They unwashed hands.
range from mild to severe and appear 2-14 days after exposure.

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Will my eWater Hygiene System work on Coronavirus?

At this time, no commercial disinfectant on the market can make a claim for COVID-19 as it is currently not possible to test this virus. It is unlikely that any manufacturer will
be able to promote such a claim in the near term (or possibly this year).

Getting the most from

eWater Sanitiser as produced by the eWater Hygiene System Enveloped viruses such as COVID-19 are known to be the easiest onsite generation with eWater
is technically known as Electrolysed Oxidising Water (EOW) and class of microorganisms to kill. The structure of these viruses
Your eWater Hygiene System enables onsite generation of both
includes a lipid envelope, which is easily compromised by most
chemically consists predominantly of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCI). anti-microbial sanitising and multi-purpose cleaning solutions.
disinfectants.

EOW has a strong antimicrobial effect on most known This system will provide you with an endless supply of both
Scientific research indicates that EOW (such as
pathogenic microorganisms due to its low pH (3-5), high solutions that will overcome traditional supply chain limitations
eWater Sanitiser) is effective against enveloped viruses along
oxidation reduction potential (ORP 800-1200mV) and free and the issues associated with conventional chemical handling.
with many other bacterial and viral microorganisms considered
chlorine (20-50ppm) in the form of hypochlorous acid.
more resistant to disinfection.
By using this system and technology, you will be
Hypochlorous acid (HOCI) is understood to be the most maintaining a sustainable, environmentally friendly solution
As with any communicable disease, proper hygiene practises
effective disinfectant in the chlorine family available in dilute that is safe for your staff and customers.
are recommended to reduce infection risks.
solution.
Checking your System
Because of this public health recommendations focus on As a generation system it is important to regularly review your
Research indicates that the mechanism of action against
standard infection control practices to reduce exposure to and equipment and protocols to make sure you are getting the most
viruses is thought to be due to the inactivation of surface
transmission of COVID-19. from your system.
proteins, destruction of the virus envelope, inactivation of key
enzymes and destruction of viral RNA.
If you require any support regarding the maintenance or
operation of your eWater equipment, please contact our service
team.

Further Information
For further guidance and information regarding Coronavirus COVID-19, we recommend referring to the following links: Contact our team:
1300 EWATER
Australian Department of Health - https://www.health.gov.au/ service@ewatersystems.com
World Health Organisation - https://www.who.int/ www.ewatersystems.com
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