Mr Jeff Egypt, a company that offers dry cleaning and laundry services delivered to your home, provides a series of basic recommendations[1] [2] on how to wash clothes and disinfect them correctly to avoid the spread of germs and viruses such as COVID-19.
Mr Jeff, who has more than 2000 franchise branches in more than 40 countries around the world, launched in Egypt at the beginning of this year. In Egypt, Mr Jeff provides laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services in Cairo and Alexandria cities right now and will continue its expansion launching 3 more franchises throughout Cairo locations including; Madinaty, Nasr City and 5th Settlement.
Eloi Gómez Cal, CEO of Mr Jeff indicated that: ‘’This is an exceptional time for us operating in Egypt, a key strategic market for the growth of the Jeff brand, it is particularly interesting to expand during such a unique situation that is COVID-19, we are providing users with a solution to ordering their laundry needs online through our app, without having to leave the safety of their homes. Our unique business model will help stop the spread of the virus given the safety measures we are taking, our process of disinfecting all items and no contact door to door delivery of your laundry”.
Measures for preventing the spread of COVID-19
During this period, Jeff’s priority is the safety of its clients, therefore special measures are implemented regarding the process of washing and caring for clothes, so as to minimize the risks of COVID-19 spreading: 1. All Jeff personnel use face masks and protective gloves. 2. We disinfect all workstations, after each service. 3. We apply a longer drying cycle, to reinforce the disinfection process 4. We make contactless delivery, respecting the safety distance. 5. Customers can keep using our services without leaving the safety of their home.
Tips for washing and disinfecting your clothes properly
If you prefer to wash your clothes at home, Mr Jeff provides 5 basic and easy-to-apply tips on how to wash and disinfect clothes at home, as much as possible.
*Use a lot of water in each wash, if possible more than usual, and avoid washing with very large loads since it is important that the clothes have space to stir properly.
*Use more detergent than usual in each wash, using granular or high resistance liquid detergent since it better retains the suspended dirt and therefore better removes any residue.
*In the event that clothing is contaminated with sewage, chemicals or other toxic materials, use a special disinfectant product in the wash, such as bleach (one cup in the wash cycle is sufficient).
*If there is someone sick in your house, in addition to the bleach, it is important to wash the clothes of sick people at least at 60C, so that the virus cannot survive.
*If you have a dryer, high temperature drying will also help to disinfect clothes, as long as they are clean after washing. Another option, if you do not have this appliance, is to press with a hot iron, being especially useful for some cotton clothes and bedding.
