Are you shifting houses during the pandemic? If your answer is yes, you should know that you are not alone in doing so. There are many people who have relocated during the pandemic and that number continues to grow as time goes on. So, you might be one of the many people trying to move this year. If that is indeed the case, we recommend that you take certain precautions to keep yourself healthy and safe. This is especially true as the tasks involved in shifting houses are sure to make you a lot more vulnerable to this virus.
Do you need some guidance on what to do and what not to do during these trying times? All you need is the information provided below and some common sense to make your move as safe as possible.
Research, Assess, and Determine
The house shifting process almost always requires you to socially interact with all the people involved. This interaction can be with the realtors, packers and movers Mumbai to Pune crew, your new or old neighbours, etc. This can be risky depending upon the transmission rate and vaccination rate in a given area. We strongly recommend that you check the transmission rate in your area. Knowing the risk of transmission may help you prepare for your move. There are government-authorized apps that can give you the right numbers of cases, testing, deaths, vaccinations, and hospitalization in your area.
It is always a good idea to assess the risk of exposure to the virus. Remember, you will have to worry about both you and your family when it comes to exposure. The following is a list of diseases that are at an increased risk for severe Covid-19 illness and complications:
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD)
- Heart disease
- Diagnosed diabetes
- Obesity
This data has been provided by the CDC.
Pregnant women also fall into the high-risk category. Children under the age of 12 and unvaccinated individuals are also at risk from this virus.
Assess the situation and determining if you have any high-risk individuals in your household. After doing this you should take time to determine your comfort level. For instance, are you comfortable having a crew of packers and movers inside your home? If the answer to the last question is yes, then what preventive measures would you want these packers and movers to perform? Determining what sort of comfort level you are aiming for will make it easier for you to figure out how you want to move.
How Prepared Are Your Movers?
Because you are moving during a worldwide pandemic, it is normal and appropriate to inquire about any sort of preventative measures they are following. There might be some employee protocols they need to follow during moves too, so keep that in mind. Some companies are more cautious than others. Some movers may voluntarily show you their vaccination papers and some may not. They may also be taking extra steps to prevent COVID -19 health risks. In an ideal situation, your coronavirus packers and movers will be:
- Wearing masks
- Maintaining social distancing
- Washing their hands
- Wearing shoe covers
Wash Your Hands
Washing hands is always a good idea. It is a great way to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus and other nasty germs to spread infecting you or your family. It is especially a good idea to wash your hands in winter; this is because of diseases such as:
- Seasonal Flu
- RSV
- Croup
are prevalent and may prove to be dangerous to all of us. The best way to wash your hands with soap is to scrub them for 20 seconds at least. This will ensure that your hand is free from any sort of germs. We recommend that you leave hand soaps and hand sanitizers near the kitchen sink or bathroom sink to make sure that the packers and movers can use them anytime they want. We also recommend you ask the packers and movers to wash their hands before touching anything.
The aforementioned steps should give you a good idea of how cautious you need to be before interacting with a moving company. But if you want the latest on how you should prepare yourself and your other family members around you, we recommend taking the advice of the professionals at the Centre for Disease Control or CDC. You can always catch the latest on how to avoid the pandemic by visiting the official CDC website.
Borrow or Buy moving supplies and boxes from Safe sources only
We have recommended that you borrow the moving supplies and boxes from friends and family to save money in the past. But for the current pandemic situation, we think you should make an exception. If you are particularly COVID cautious, we recommend you assess the risk of catching this virus before you do anything. This may mean not taking the supplies from a family member who is not following as many precautionary measures as you would like. If the transmission rate in your area is too high we recommend that you don’t take any supplies from your neighbours or marketplace.
Don’t move while you are sick
This might seem like something obvious, but due to the highly communicable nature of this virus, we recommend against moving while you are sick. It is not at all a good idea to expose your packers and movers and everyone involved with the virus. If you notice any symptoms of the virus developing in you or know for a fact that you have been exposed we recommend quarantining yourself as soon as possible. If you have to come into contact with other people, wear gloves and a mask.
Conclusion
Moving during the pandemic is a risky prospect but with the right information and precaution, it is pretty doable. We recommend taking all the precautionary measures mentioned in this article to make your house shifting process as COVID-proof as possible. We sincerely hope that you are doing well in these trying times, for any and all information regarding shifting houses visit movingsolutions.in.
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