Are you worried about getting sick during your household move? It is a fact that house shifting can be a stressful and grueling process, so it is more than recommended for you to be in a tip-top condition while moving from your current location to the new one.

There are a lot of factors during moving that might contribute to you catching a cold and getting sick. The risk from these possible scenarios and interactions can be minimized by following the simple steps mentioned below.

Provide a Boost to Your Immune System

One of the best ways to avoid getting sick when moving to a new location is to boost your immune system as much as possible. Eating a healthy diet, hydrating often, and taking your vitamins on time, which must include immune-boosting zinc and Vitamin C, will help your body cope with any type of sickness.

In addition to all this, the act of moving in itself is quite exhausting, so make sure you get plenty of rest and sleep. Lack of sleep can be a major contributing factor in you catching a cold.

According to a medical survey, adults who take about five to six hours of sleep are four times more likely to catch a cold when compared to adults who got around six to seven hours of sleep.

Wash Your Hands Regularly and Thoroughly

This step goes without saying, but we really should wash our hands regularly and thoroughly every day rather than just on the moving day. Washing your hands throughout your move is the best way to avoid catching any sickness or spreading it to the surrounding people.

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, we should wash our hands for at least 20 seconds or use sanitizers with 60 percent alcohol before and after touching our eyes, nose, and mouth, entering and leaving a public place; and touching a high-touch surface, such as doorknobs, gas pumps, shopping carts, etc.

We also recommend leaving hand soaps, paper towels and in the bathroom so that the packers and movers can wash their hands as well.

Make sure that the packers and mover are wearing shoe covers

The shoes are probably the dirtiest part of a person’s apparel and the packers and movers entering your homes will probably have walked a long distance before reaching your home. If you don’t want these germs to enter your house, you should probably consider asking packers and movers to enter your home with shoe covers on their shoes. These disposable shoe covers are very easy to put on your shoes and they come off quite easily as well. These are typically water-resistant.

If the packers and movers company does not provide you with these shoe covers, we recommend having several boxes of these on hand for the team of packers and movers to use throughout the day.

Do not touch your face

Touching your eyes, nose, and mouth is like openly inviting viral infections to enter your body. It is also a fact that many of us do it without realizing it. In fact, medical research shows that people touch their faces about 16 times per hour. If someone is sick nearby and you happen to touch your face near them, the chances of you catching that sickness are a lot greater than if you didn’t do so. While washing your hands certainly cuts down these chances a lot, the best way to avoid getting sick is by not touching your face altogether.

Sanitize the Transit Truck

Many of the packers and movers companies already have equipment cleaning and sanitation policies in place. We recommend that you still ask these packers and movers companies about their packing and moving procedures and how often they sanitize their trucks, if at all. If you decide to take extra precautions, we totally understand and recommend also wiping down and censing the surfaces yourself when you pick up the truck. Alcohol wipes and sprays should help you do so without any problems. Sanitizing the transit truck before your move should give you some peace of mind and prevent you from getting sick during your move.

Ventilate the Air in Your House Properly

The chance of you getting sick due to all the packers and movers working inside your house on a moving day is greatly increased compared to a house with just a couple of people inside it. The center for disease control recommends having the fresh air outside ventilated inwards so that the chance of viruses accumulating is minimized. If your plans for the moving day, require the packers and movers to enter inside your house, we recommend opening all the doors and windows so that the fresh air can pass through without any trouble. Apart from taking the aforementioned steps, we recommend switching on the exhaust fans of your kitchen and bathroom on the moving day for further ventilation.

Wear a Surgical Face Mask

Wearing a surgical face mask is not only one of the easiest and basic but also one of the cheapest ways to avoid getting sick during your move. Wearing face masks is already a requirement for public transportation like airplanes, buses, and trains. If you are planning on taking public transportation during your move we recommend wearing a surgical mask throughout your move. If you want to take this a step further, we highly recommend that you maintain a distance of six feet from the other packers and movers Mumbai to Hyderabad during your move. This ensures that you don’t catch any communicable diseases via your mouth and nose area. This cuts down the chances of you getting sick by a huge margin.

Conclusion

You should put your health before anything in life, and during these trying times, we recommend you strictly follow the aforementioned steps to reduce the chances of you getting sick in the process of your packing and moving. Apart from all this, keep an experienced doctor’s phone number always by your side during your move. We hope you have a safe and smooth move. Keep yourself hydrated and well-fed and enjoy the rest of your day.

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