What is an epidemic vs a pandemic?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “a pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease.” Before a disease is declared as a pandemic, it has to exceed a few other levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Sporadic:

When a disease occurs infrequently and irregularly.

Endemic:

A constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease or infection within a geographic area.

Epidemic:

A sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease — more than what's typically expected for the population in that area.

Pandemic:

An epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, affecting a large number of people.

What is post construction cleaning?

Construction clean-up is a service provided to brand new buildings or buildings that are being remodeled. While building contractors will do a general clean-up of construction debris, a detailed clean is required to remove all the dust and dirt left behind.

We’ve already had deep cleaning and disinfection done in our facility, doesn’t that cover it?

The purpose of disinfection is for infection control to help ensure the health and safety of your facility and its occupants. Surface contamination can and is likely to recur. Once a surface has been disinfected, that same surface can easily be re-contaminated when the next passerby touches that surface or sneezes or coughs near that surface. As such, infection control is about regular and consistent cleaning and disinfection. Unless an occupant has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of an illness, you will likely not need to regularly perform deep cleaning and disinfection. However, to keep your facility healthy and safe, what you should be maintaining is your standard cleaning protocols with the addition of regular and consistent disinfection of high touch points.