How to clean your phone, home, and hands to prevent coronavirus spread

Use the warmest appropriate water setting for washing the items and let them dry completely afterward.

If you're not using gloves when washing dirty laundry, make sure to wash your hands afterwards.

Also, consider washing the laundry bag that holds your clothes, as that surface can also collect germs and viruses.

The CDC recommends using latex gloves to while you disinfect household surfaces.

If you're using reusable gloves, don't use them for other purposes, and clean your hands immediately after the gloves are removed. Peel the gloves away from your body, pulling them inside out, and try not to let the outside of the glove touch your skin.

According to the CDC, our best defense against the coronavirus is washing our hands for at least 20 seconds.

For those of us who have trouble keeping track of time, that's about the same length as the "Happy Birthday" song sung twice or the chorus to "Juicy" by Doja Cat.

Because scrubbing your hands with soap and warm water is essential in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, your choice of soap is not light decision.

The best overall hand soap Business Insider recommends is a six-pack of Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Basil Scented Hand Soap for $28.24 on Amazon. For those of us on a budget, we recommend using a six-pack of Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap for $17.94 on Amazon.

As Business Insider recently reported, The University of Arizona found back in 2012 that cellphones carry 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat. Toilet seats are cleaned frequently; cellphones are not.

Apple says it's safe to wipe down hard, nonporous surfaces like its screen with a Clorox Disinfectant Wipe or 70% isopropyl alcohol wipe, but do not submerge your phone in a cleaning product.

Avoid getting moisture in the charging port, and do not use spray cleaners on the device.

You can scrub your phone with a microfiber cloth, which can be purchased online.

There are also UV phone sanitizers like Phone Soap, which uses UV-C light to break down germs and bacteria.

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