这疾病控制和预防中心更新清洁指南和消毒日常家居表面，说在“大多数情况下”不知道冠状病毒暴露，用肥皂和水彻底擦洗就足够了——而不是消毒剂喷雾和擦拭——来防止新冠肺炎(新型冠状病毒肺炎)。

疾控中心在周一的白宫简报会上说:“每天至少一次用肥皂或洗涤剂进行有效的例行清洁，可以大大降低表面的病毒水平。”

疾病预防控制中心主任罗谢尔·瓦伦斯基博士说，“只有在过去24小时内出现疑似或确诊新冠肺炎病例的室内学校和家庭才建议进行消毒。”

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罗谢尔·瓦伦斯基被提名为疾病控制中心主任

更新后的指南跟踪什么健康官员和医学专家已经提出建议，与直接接触、飞沫或空气传播相比，通过“污染物”表面传播或感染呼吸道病毒的风险较低。但周一的声明提供了新的细节，称常规消毒剂用于防止表面接触感染“几乎没有科学依据”。

它是在国家期待的时候到来的重新开放和新常态社区空间和清洁标准。

在这场流行病中，家庭清洁通道上的空杂货店货架已经成为一个常见的景象，随着购物者以商店可以补充的速度或更快的速度购买非常令人垂涎的消毒剂喷雾和擦拭巾，销售额急剧上升。

克洛克斯公司的总裁琳达·伦德尔在五月份接受美国广播公司的“早安美国”节目采访时表示，该公司已经看到了一个“令人震惊的”擦拭巾需求空前高涨，比一年前增长了500%，”湿巾的有限供应“一上架就被抢购一空”

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由于2020年5月7日迈阿密冠状病毒大流行，清洁和消毒产品货架空空如也。

来苏消毒剂在货架上也变得稀缺，制造商在大流行早期的一份声明中表示，需求“显然对我们零售商的库存水平产生了影响”。"

由于供应不足，医院和护理人员优先考虑消毒产品，保持了高需求，并促使消费者转向自己动手的方法或网上购买引发担忧在…的上方囤积和哄抬价格。

在大流行的头几个月，易贝禁止销售在产品和运输价格飞涨的报道后，美国卖家出售洗手液、消毒湿巾和外科口罩。

伦德尔告诉GMA，“我们已经看到一些人囤积，我们将鼓励所有那些家里有点多的人帮助与其他人分享，这样我们就都有我们需要的消毒产品。”他指出克洛克斯对价格欺诈的“零容忍”。

在…里八月份的收入伦德尔在电话中表示，商店重新进货可能需要一段时间，他指的是2021年晚些时候。

白宫卫生官员周一重申，他们呼吁美国人重视减轻健康措施，以此作为阻止艾滋病的主要方式冠状病毒传播。

瓦伦斯基说:“坚持正确地佩戴口罩，洗手，并遵循健康专家的指导来维护健康设施，有助于降低表面传播的风险。”人们感染新冠肺炎病毒的主要途径是密切的人与人之间的接触。"

CDC updates guidance on disinfectants vs. soap to stop COVID's spread on surfaces

TheCenters for Disease Control and Preventionupdatedits guidance on cleaningand disinfecting everyday household surfaces, saying that in "most situations" with no knowncoronavirusexposure, a thorough scrub with soap and water will suffice -- rather than disinfectant sprays and wipes -- to ward offCOVID-19.

"Routine cleaning performed effectively with soap or detergent, at least once per day, can substantially reduce virus levels on surfaces," the CDC said at a White House briefing Monday.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said "disinfection is only recommended in indoor-setting schools and homes where there has been a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, within the last 24 hours."

The updated guidance tracks with whathealthofficials and medical experts have already advised -- that the risk of passing on or becoming infected with the respiratory virus through "fomite" surfaces is low, compared to direct contact, droplet or airborne transmission. But the announcement Monday offers new specifics, saying there is "little scientific support" for routine disinfectant use to prevent surface contact infection.

It comes as the nation looks towardsreopening and a new normalfor community spaces and cleanliness standards.

Empty grocery store shelves in home cleanup aisles have been a common sight amid the pandemic, with sales spiking as shoppers grabbed highly coveted disinfectant sprays and wipes as fast -- or faster -- than stores could replenish.

The president of Clorox, Linda Rendle, told ABC's "Good Morning America" in May that the company had seen an "unprecedented spike in demand for wipes, up 500% versus a year ago," and that the wipes' limited supply were "being snagged just about as soon as they hit shelves."

Lysol, too, became scarce on the shelves, the makers saying in a statement early in the pandemic that the demand was "clearly having an impact on our retailers' inventory levels."

As supplies ran low, the disinfecting products were prioritized for hospitals and caregivers, perpetuating a high demand and prompting consumers to turn to do-it-yourself methods or internet purchases -- whichprompted concernsoverhoarding and price gouging.

During the pandemic's first months, eBaybanned the saleof hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and surgical masks by U.S. sellers after reports of skyrocketing prices for products and shipping.

"We have seen some people stockpile and we would encourage all of those people who have a little too much at home to help share with everyone else so we all have the disinfecting products that we need," Rendle told GMA, noting Clorox's "zero tolerance" for price gouging.

Inan August earningscall, Rendle said that it might take a while to restock the product in stores, pointing towards later in 2021.

White House health officials on Monday reiterated their calls for Americans to heed mitigating health measures as a prime mode to stop thecoronavirus' spread.

"Wearing masks consistently and correctly, washing your hands," and following health experts' guidance to maintain healthy facilities can help reduce the risk of surface transmission," Walensky said. "The main way people are infected with COVID-19 has been close, person-to-person contact."