Doha - Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has published an awareness poster with tips to follow after you return home from shopping. 

Tips to follow:

    Take off your shoes outside the house

    Safely dispose of face masks and gloves immediately after re-moving them

    Take off your clothes, put them aside and wash them separately at 60-70 degree Celsius

    Empty and dispose of your bags 

    Wash all cans as well as plastic and glass containers with water and soap before arranging or using them. You may spray disin-fectants on the labels of food products before using them

    Wash your hands with water and soap for 20-30 seconds after disposing of the bags or opening cans and using their content

    Wash and sterilize vegetables and fruits by soaking them in water and vinegar. Vegetables like lettuce, parsley, mint and green onions may be soaked in water for 10-15 min and then washed well and dried

    Clean and sterilize surfaces that came in contact with bags using sterilizers or watered-down chlorine.

Earlier Ministry of Public Health yesterday issued a number of tips for the customers on how they can decrease the risk of contracting coronavirus while shopping grocery.

Ministry had also released a list of precautionary measures to be followed when using home delivery services.

SOURCE: THEPENINSULAQATAR