MacKenzie, who once gave cleaning advice to Oprah Winfrey, adds, “Now more than ever, housekeepers in hotels are under increasing pressure and scrutiny around cleanliness. The reality is, when you go and have a snack, it’s highly possible you could be passing faecal matter into your mouth and possibly down your throat and end up with a bad stomach or worse.” Unlike a loo seat, which you think you absolutely must clean regularly, the remote control is an item that you don’t really think about. The problem is, germs, bacteria and the likes are only visible under a microscope. “During the show, remote controls were often swabbed and sent off to labs, usually coming back crawling with e coli, faecal matter and a variety of other things you would knowingly steer well clear of. Also, because many have push buttons – it makes it difficult to disinfect from the studies we have done with remote controls.”ĭiscussing the new app, celebrity cleaning expert and former co-host of hit TV show, ‘How Clean is Your House’, Aggie MacKenzie, described TV remote controls as often “neglected festivals of dirt” and should be viewed and prioritised in the same way as a toilet seat when it comes to regular cleaning. “I think they were seldom cleaned and disinfected. “Of the objects we studied in hotel rooms, TV remotes had the greatest number of bacteria on them,” says Professor Gerba. Professor Charles Gerba, a Microbiologist at the University of Arizona – dubbed America’s ‘Dr Germ’ – has conducted a number of tests and studies over the years on the cleanliness of TV remotes in hotels.
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GuestConnect from Philips Professional Display Solutions takes away those concerns putting the guest fully in control.” While hotels are taking extra precautions around cleaning heavily used items such as remote controls, there will remain a level of uncertainty and concern from some guests. New government advice for hotel housekeeping recommends a heightened focus on the daily cleaning of all hand contact surfaces in rooms, including, but not limited to, light switches, bedside tables and remote controls – with latest research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) showing COVID-19 can survive for four days on plastic surfaces.Īnthony Tizzard, Business Manager EMEA, comments, “TV remote controls are a hotbed for bacteria and, if not regularly cleaned thoroughly, can pose a health risk to guests – particularly if used by someone with COVID-19. It is typically recommended TV remotes used at home should be cleaned at least once a month. The new app from Philips PDS, compatible with selected Philips MediaSuite Hospitality TVs, has been designed specifically to help reduce the potential spread and transmission of COVID-19 and other harmful germs and bacteria, replacing the traditional hard to clean remote control (due to raised buttons and gaps) with a digital replica on a guest’s personal mobile or tablet device – without the need to join the hotel’s network. To help support the reopening of hotels around the globe, Philips Professional Display Solutions has announced the launch of GuestConnect – a brand-new health and hygiene inspired cloud-based TV remote that allows guests to control their in-room MediaSuite TV with their own mobile device.Īccording to a study, the TV remote is often found to be the most contaminated item found in a hotel room – containing up to 2,000% more bacteria and yeast than a toilet seat, due to regular use from hundreds if not thousands of different people.
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