Ososayensi eDe Montfort University (DMU) eLeicester baxwayise ngokuthi igciwane elifana nohlobo olubangela i-Covid-19 lingasinda ezingutsheni futhi lisakazeke kwezinye izindawo kuze kube amahora angama-72.
Ocwaningweni oluhlola indlela i-coronavirus eziphatha ngayo ezinhlotsheni ezintathu zezindwangu ezivame ukusetshenziswa embonini yezempilo, abacwaningi bathole ukuthi lezi zimpawu zingahlala zithelelanayo kuze kube yizinsuku ezintathu.
Ngaphansi kobuholi besazi sezinto eziphilayo uDkt. Katie Laird, isazi sezinto eziphilayo uDkt. Maitreyi Shivkumar, kanye nomcwaningi wezokwelapha uDkt. Lucy Owen, lolu cwaningo luhilela ukwengeza amaconsi e-coronavirus eyimodeli ebizwa ngokuthi i-HCoV-OC43, isakhiwo sayo nendlela yokusinda efana neye-SARS-CoV-2 efana kakhulu, okuholela ku-Covid-19-polyester, ukotini we-polyester kanye no-100% ukotini.
Imiphumela ikhombisa ukuthi i-polyester iyingozi enkulu yokusabalalisa igciwane. Igciwane elithelelanayo lisakhona ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu futhi lingadluliselwa kwezinye izindawo. Ngokotini ongu-100%, igciwane lihlala amahora angu-24, kanti ngokotini we-polyester, igciwane lihlala amahora angu-6 kuphela.
UDkt. Katie Laird, inhloko ye-DMU Infectious Disease Research Group, uthe: “Lapho ubhubhane luqala, kwakwaziwa okuncane ngokuthi i-coronavirus ingaphila isikhathi esingakanani ezindwangu.”
"Okutholakele kwethu kukhombisa ukuthi izindwangu ezintathu ezisetshenziswa kakhulu kwezempilo zisengozini yokusabalalisa igciwane. Uma abahlengikazi nabasebenzi bezokwelapha bethatha iyunifomu yabo beya emakhaya, bangase bashiye iminonjana yegciwane kwezinye izindawo."
Ngonyaka odlule, ngenxa yobhubhane, i-Public Health England (PHE) yakhipha iziqondiso ezithi amayunifomu abasebenzi bezokwelapha kufanele ahlanzwe ezimbonini, kodwa lapho kungenzeki khona, abasebenzi kufanele bayise amayunifomu ekhaya ukuze ahlanzwe.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-NHS Uniform kanye ne-Workwear Guidelines ibeka ukuthi kuphephile ukuhlanza iyunifomu yabasebenzi bezokwelapha ekhaya uma nje izinga lokushisa libekwe okungenani ku-60°C.
UDkt. Laird ukhathazekile ngokuthi ubufakazi obusekela lesi sitatimende esingenhla busekelwe kakhulu ekubuyekezweni kwezincwadi ezimbili ezindala ezanyatheliswa ngo-2007.
Ephendula, wasikisela ukuthi zonke izingubo zikahulumeni zezokwelapha kufanele zihlanzwe ezibhedlela ngokuvumelana nezindinganiso zezentengiselwano noma ngezindawo zokugeza izingubo zezimboni.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ushicilele ngokuhlanganyela isibuyekezo sezincwadi esibuyekeziwe nesiphelele, ehlola ubungozi bezindwangu ekusabalaleni kwezifo, futhi egcizelela isidingo sezinqubo zokulawula ukutheleleka lapho kuphathwa izindwangu zezokwelapha ezingcolisiwe.
“Ngemuva kokubuyekezwa kwezincwadi, isigaba esilandelayo somsebenzi wethu ukuhlola izingozi zokulawula ukutheleleka kokuhlanza amayunifomu ezokwelapha angcoliswe yi-coronavirus,” eqhubeka. “Uma sesithole izinga lokusinda kwe-coronavirus endwangu ngayinye, sizogxila ekunqumeni indlela yokuwasha ethembeke kakhulu yokususa igciwane.”
Ososayensi basebenzisa ukotini ongu-100%, indwangu yezempilo esetshenziswa kakhulu, ukwenza izivivinyo eziningi besebenzisa amazinga okushisa ahlukene amanzi nezindlela zokuwasha, okuhlanganisa imishini yokuwasha yasekhaya, imishini yokuwasha yezimboni, imishini yokuwasha yangaphakathi esibhedlela, kanye nohlelo lokuhlanza lwe-ozone (igesi esabela kakhulu).
Imiphumela ibonise ukuthi umphumela wokuxubha nokuxuba amanzi wawanele ukususa amagciwane kuyo yonke imishini yokuwasha evivinyiwe.
Kodwa-ke, lapho ithimba locwaningo lingcolisa izindwangu ngamathe okwenziwa aqukethe igciwane (ukuze lifanekise ingozi yokudluliselwa emlonyeni womuntu onegciwane), bathole ukuthi imishini yokuwasha yasekhaya ayizange ilisuse ngokuphelele igciwane, futhi ezinye izinsalela zasinda.
Kuphela uma befaka insipho futhi bephakamisa izinga lokushisa lamanzi, igciwane liyasuswa ngokuphelele. Ukuhlola ukumelana kwegciwane nokushisa kuphela, imiphumela ikhombisile ukuthi i-coronavirus izinzile emanzini afinyelela ku-60°C, kodwa ayisebenzi ku-67°C.
Okulandelayo, ithimba lifunde ngengozi yokungcoliswa okuxubile, liwasha izingubo ezihlanzekile nezingubo ezineminonjana yegciwane ndawonye. Bathole ukuthi zonke izinhlelo zokuhlanza zazilisusile igciwane, futhi kwakungekho bungozi bokuthi ezinye izinto zingcoliswe.
UDkt. Laird wachaza: “Nakuba singabona ocwaningweni lwethu ukuthi ngisho nokuwashwa kwalezi zinto ngokushisa okuphezulu emshinini wokuwasha wasekhaya kungasusa igciwane, akuqedi ingozi yezingubo ezingcolile ezishiya iminonjana ye-coronavirus kwezinye izindawo. Ngaphambi kokuba zigezwe ekhaya noma emotweni.
“Manje sesiyazi ukuthi leli gciwane lingaphila amahora afinyelela kwangu-72 ezindwangu ezithile, futhi lingadluliselwa nakwezinye izindawo.”
"Lolu cwaningo luqinisa isincomo sami sokuthi wonke amayunifomu ezokwelapha kufanele ahlanzwe endaweni yawo ezibhedlela noma emakamelweni okuwasha izingubo ezimbonini. Lezi zindlela zokuhlanza ziyaqashwa, futhi abahlengikazi nabasebenzi bezokwelapha akudingeki bakhathazeke ngokuletha igciwane ekhaya."
Ochwepheshe bezindaba abahlobene baxwayisa ngokuthi amayunifomu ezokwelapha akufanele ahlanzwe ekhaya ngesikhathi sobhubhane. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi izinhlelo zokuhlanza i-ozone zingasusa i-coronavirus ezingutsheni. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ushokoledi okhuphukayo cishe ngeke usabalalise i-coronavirus.
Ngokusekelwa yiBritish Textile Trade Association, uDkt. Laird, uDkt. Shivkumar kanye noDkt. Owen babelane ngokutholakele kwabo nochwepheshe bemboni e-United Kingdom, e-United States naseYurophu.
“Impendulo ibiyinhle kakhulu,” kusho uDkt. Laird. “Izinhlangano zezindwangu nezokuwasha izingubo emhlabeni wonke manje sezisebenzisa ulwazi olubalulekile eziqondisweni zethu zokuhlanza imali yezempilo ukuze kuvinjelwe ukusabalala okuqhubekayo kwe-coronavirus.”
UDavid Stevens, isikhulu esiphezulu seBritish Textile Services Association, inhlangano yezohwebo yemboni yokunakekelwa kwezindwangu, uthe: “Esimweni sobhubhane, sinokuqonda okuyisisekelo ukuthi izindwangu aziyona imbangela eyinhloko yokutheleleka yi-coronavirus.
"Kodwa-ke, asinalo ulwazi mayelana nokuzinza kwala magciwane ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zezindwangu kanye nezinqubo ezahlukene zokuwasha. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni kube nolunye ulwazi olungelona iqiniso olusakazekile kanye nezincomo zokugeza ngokweqile."
"Sicabangele ngokuningiliziwe izindlela kanye nemikhuba yocwaningo esetshenziswa uDkt. Laird nethimba lakhe, futhi sathola ukuthi lolu cwaningo luthembekile, luphinde lukhiqizwe futhi luphinde lukhiqizwe. Isiphetho salo msebenzi owenziwe yi-DMU siqinisa indima ebalulekile yokulawula ukungcola - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ikhaya lisesezindaweni zezimboni."
Iphepha locwaningo lishicilelwe kuyi-Open Access Journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Ukuze kwenziwe ucwaningo olwengeziwe, ithimba liphinde labambisana nethimba le-DMU lezengqondo kanye neLeicester NHS Trust University Hospital kuphrojekthi yokuphenya ulwazi kanye nesimo sengqondo sabahlengikazi nabasebenzi bezokwelapha mayelana nokuhlanza iyunifomu ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe-Covid-19.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-18-2021