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With the novel coronavirus hitting the world hard, governments around the world are taking necessary steps to prevent the outrage. They are focusing on administering steps towards cleanliness and hygiene daily to prevent the outspread of the deadly virus. One of the reasons for its global outspread is the fact that it can spread from one person to another either through direct contact with an infected individual or getting in contact with respiratory droplets. Health organizations like the WHO (World Health Organisation) and the Centre for Disease Control are trying to spread awareness regarding the importance of social distancing and maintaining healthy hygiene. Although these might look easier to achieve in an office, it's difficult to do so in a car. Below are some tips to help you into better management of preventing the spread of this deadly virus.

Try to go for thorough cleaning of your car

When you are among those who use their car regularly, it might be in the best of interest to clean your car interior properly. This has two main advantages –

• The deep cleaning helps in clearing the huge amount of junk and residue accumulated over time, thus promoting a refreshing interior.

• It also removes the deadly viruses that might have gotten stuck on the inside surfaces of your car’s interiors.

Focus on sanitizing the interior surfaces of your car

Once the car gets cleaned, the next step is sanitizing the interiors of it properly. The government has come up with some recommendations regarding the disinfection and cleaning of your houses which they have assured can be used on the vehicles too. Below are the places inside a car that should be sanitized with high priority –

- Sanitizing the window controls and door handles: Both the indoor and outdoor door handles should be properly cleaned as well as disinfected because they come in direct contact with the occupants.

- The steering wheel and gearstick: Next comes the gear stick and the steering wheel. Although they come in direct contact with the driver alone, still they need proper sanitizing. This is to prevent the existence of any type of residue in it.

- Dashboard, touchscreen, and audio system: These are the most-touched surfaces within a car. Therefore, it's highly advised to clean these surfaces thoroughly as well as use a proper combination of surface disinfectant and interior cleaner over them.

Don’t avoid the grey areas

Although the headrest, headliner, and window glasses are low contact areas, they still need to be cleaned once in a while. Even the car keys are something that should also be cleaned properly.

Go for detailed cleaning of the car cabin

The cabin of the car needs thorough cleaning once in a while be it with a vacuum cleaner or a scrub. Wash the floor mats and the carpet. Use a good quality disinfectant to clean the handbrakes, gear levels, and pedals, wiping the seats with a cloth. As an alternative, one can also use soapy water to deep clean them.

Disinfect the HVAC unit

The HVAC unit consists of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning that helps to circulate the air within the car cabin. This helps to clean the air that might consist of different types of germs. This is the reason why it is much more needed to disinfectant this system during the coronavirus outbreak. This might sound a bit difficult but can easily be done at home.

The first step first, clean the vents of the AC by using a specific cleaner like 3M or something that contains ammonia solutions.

The next step is to remove and clean the cabin filter that is generally situated behind the glove compartment in the car and takes just around 15 minutes.

Don’t forget to have the essentials with you all the time

Although it's easy to keep your vehicle sanitized and disinfected, there are still some precautions that should be taken by the user. One such step is to make a kit for the car. This must include –

- Face masks

- Hand sanitizers

- Water bottles

- Medication and first aid kit

The need for this kit is that it provides the means for taking effective precautions against coronavirus while being in your car. Considering all of these facts, the one thing that remains crucial before as well as after the pandemic is the importance of having car insurance. Make sure to insure your car well to protect it as well as yourself from unexpected events that might occur on the road. Stay safe and keep others safe!