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We all know that shoe covers are important for hospitals and clinics and are a must for this industry. However, there are many other professionals that should be utilizing disposable shoe covers. Every single day, childcare employees bring in germs and other bacteria on their shoes into nurseries, daycares, preschool classrooms, and playrooms in churches and schools are all areas that house, entertain, and educate children. Toddlers and babies crawl on the floor of these facilities and children touch, play with, and chew on toys that they picked up off the ground. Unfortunately, floors are extremely dirty, even if they...

Source:  Guo Z, Wang Z, Zhang S, Li X, Li L, Li C, et al. Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020;26(7):1583-1591. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200885 Abstract To determine distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in hospital wards in Wuhan, China, we tested air and surface samples. Contamination was greater in intensive care units than general wards. Virus was widely distributed on floors, computer mice, trash cans, and sickbed handrails and was detected in air ≈4 m from patients. Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 Dispatch Aerosol and...