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#2864421 9-Feb-2022 22:10

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I have a UV sterilisation box (originally meant for cellphones)

Would this be good for sterilising KN95 masks after use (bit light pegging the masks out in sunlight for a few hours I imagine.

You can also sterilise masks up to 20 times in the microwave. 60 mil of water in a glass and put the mask over and secure with rubber band. Microwave on high for 3 min. Apparently the metal bit won’t spark but I can’t vouch for that. Kills the corona virus.

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#2864425 9-Feb-2022 22:32

Reanalyse:

I have a UV sterilisation box (originally meant for cellphones)

Would this be good for sterilising KN95 masks after use (bit light pegging the masks out in sunlight for a few hours I imagine.

Sounds logical as my pharmacist advised to do them in the sun, but not 100% sure.

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#2864430 9-Feb-2022 23:02

You can also sterilise masks up to 20 times in the microwave. 60 mil of water in a glass and put the mask over and secure with rubber band. Microwave on high for 3 min. Apparently the metal bit won’t spark but I can’t vouch for that. Kills the corona virus.

Not picking on the OP, but when posting stuff like this, which is fairly close to medical advice, it would be good to reference where it came from, to distinguish 'I read on Facebook that...' from 'researchers at Stanford found that...'.

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#2864432 9-Feb-2022 23:31

It was from a study by the American Society for Microbiology.

https://mbio.asm.org/content/mbio/11/3/e00997-20.full.pdf

Edit: Although the researchers did not see any sparking of the metal piece in the mask during the experiments there are a number of Fire Departments warning that you'll burn the house down.

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#2864465 10-Feb-2022 08:15

Never put metal in a microwave.

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#2864469 10-Feb-2022 08:39

What are the rules regarding isolation for incoming travellers after March?

My UK sister is breaking her neck to get here, and is wondering if she can isolate with me.

Is that allowed or does she have to find somewhere with no people in residence?

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#2864512 10-Feb-2022 09:28

neb:
You can also sterilise masks up to 20 times in the microwave. 60 mil of water in a glass and put the mask over and secure with rubber band. Microwave on high for 3 min. Apparently the metal bit won’t spark but I can’t vouch for that. Kills the corona virus.

Not picking on the OP, but when posting stuff like this, which is fairly close to medical advice, it would be good to reference where it came from, to distinguish 'I read on Facebook that...' from 'researchers at Stanford found that...'.

Sorry had copied but got distracted and forgot to paste the website and now can’t edit. In this case metal was ok in the micro.

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200709/study-sterilize-n95-masks-with-a-microwave

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#2864547 10-Feb-2022 10:18

I see it mentions it. Thanks for the link. The mask I have comes with a heavy metal band on the outside. I would never put that mask in a microwave.

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#2867291 12-Feb-2022 21:58

Ugh. Am in hospital and just got an alert staff and patients have tested positive. Not in my ward but ugh. I wanna go home.

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#2867295 12-Feb-2022 22:12

freitasm: Never put metal in a microwave.

This is simply not true (but a reasonable rule of thumb). You can definitely use foil, for example, as long as is it smooth and no wrinkles etc. It's useful for shielding thin ends of roasts, poultry legs and wings, fat etc and is specifically mentioned in my manual anyway.

Edit: in the case of the sterilising process, the glass of water is absorbing most of the microwaves and as long as parts of the metal band aren't too close together I wouldn't expect any arcing.

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#2867304 12-Feb-2022 22:33

networkn: Ugh. Am in hospital and just got an alert staff and patients have tested positive. Not in my ward but ugh. I wanna go home.

I feel for you. However my motto is "Panic slowly". I'm sure the medical staff will recommend the best course of action. They will have plans for this eventuality.

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#2867307 12-Feb-2022 23:22

kiwifidget:

What are the rules regarding isolation for incoming travellers after March?

My UK sister is breaking her neck to get here, and is wondering if she can isolate with me.

Is that allowed or does she have to find somewhere with no people in residence?

Don't have a source to hand, but my understanding is Yes, she can isolate with you, and you will be free to come and go during her isolation period.

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#2867309 12-Feb-2022 23:31

Scott3: Yes, she can isolate with you, and you will be free to come and go during her isolation period.

That doesn't sound right... that'd mean you've got a possible Covid case who's in close contact with a second person who's free to mix in the community as they please.

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#2867311 12-Feb-2022 23:38

At work the service department is being split into three teams; field service, workshop, and rebuild. The field service team won't be allowed to enter the workshop. Any parts and tools they need will be left in a pickup area, and returns will be left in the same area. Any components they have removed will be left there to be repaired. They have been assigned an outdoor covered area if working on site.

The rebuild team have a smaller workshop off to the side of the main workshop to keep them separated from the workshop team.

The workshop team members can do field service, but not on the same site as a field service team member.

None of the team members are to enter another team's area.

Going to be interesting to see how it affects work output, use of toilet/wash room, and cafe etc.

Also we won't be able to socialise with members of the other teams. Probably back to zoom chats?

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#2867315 13-Feb-2022 00:02

neb:
Scott3: Yes, she can isolate with you, and you will be free to come and go during her isolation period.

That doesn't sound right... that'd mean you've got a possible Covid case who's in close contact with a second person who's free to mix in the community as they please.

Regardless this is from the covid19,govt.nz instructions

"While you are self-isolating, any household members you have not travelled with can come and go as normal — unless you return a positive COVID-19 test."

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