Kolkata: While COVID-19 has made everyone extra cautious when it comes to their cleaning routine – we seldom pay attention to our keyboards and mousepads – surfaces that get touched upon every minute. About 80% of infections are transmitted by unclean hands touching contaminated surfaces. Even though we are less fanatical about cleaning our gadgets, they still harbour plenty of germs and should be cleaned regularly. Yet, many of us never think about cleaning our gadgets.
How do germs get on your desk and keyboard? We touch our keyboard with oily/food laden hands, we touch our keyboard after visiting the washroom, not to forget the occasional coffee spills we have-yet we rarely clean these devices, and all-inclusive keyboards can become a significant place for germs to grow and multiply.
Majority of keyboards have over 101 individual keys which make it tough to clean and the gaps between the keys are also difficult to reach. Poor hand hygiene and rare…