"2While we're all being told by our leaders to wash our hands scrupulously for 20 seconds, nobody has reminded us about cleaning the taps etc! Not all of us have taps you can manipulate with an elbow like surgeons. I'm not advocating over-obsessiveness though. I'm a bit OCD so I know the impact it can have on daily life and on partners. Shopping is probably the most difficult aspect – or more precisely, dealing with shopping when you get home. We live in a boat surrounded by wildlife, so harsh chemicals are not an option. After the last shop I filled a bowl with hot soapy water and vigorously wiped over all the packaged items. The combo of soap and friction kills the virus. For veg and fruit (increasingly sold loose to save on plastic) I used a solution of bicarb of soda and white vinegar to wash them, as both are edible. I have no idea whether that's enough, but it's better than nothing. What about pets? Our cat went up to a neighbour she loves, who stroked her as we talked from our safe distance. Too late it occurred to us to wonder whether the virus would transmit via a pet's fur. We're all self-isolating, classed as vulnerable. Yet there we are stroking the cat as she wanders between us! It's all happened so quickly, even the most conscientious of us are caught out. I don't think government guidelines are adequate. The virus lives on most surfaces far longer than one would think but people are not being given enough safe protocols to follow.By the way, in the UK we're told to stay 2 metres apart. That's approx 7 feet, a whole foot more than the prescribed American safe distance mentioned in Lee's comment. "