(VIDEO) Safety Message from Desert Aquaventures

Published: Tue, 03/17/20

"Swimming pools are one of the last fortresses of fun while people practice social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus." Phil Buck WTSP TV Florida

Just Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the following statement related to swimming pools and spas.

“There is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection (e.g., with chlorine and bromine) of POOLS AND HOT

TUBS SHOULD REMOVE OR INACTIVATE THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19.”

For the latest and the most up-to-date information on the Coronavirus, please visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov.

SOCIAL DISTANCING IS KEY AND THAT'S WHY PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS ARE A PERFECT SOLUTION

Private lessons are all we do here at Desert Aquaventures. Only one student at a time. Makes it easy to keep your distance.

THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MY STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES REMAIN A TOP PRIORITY

If all of the above information doesn't reassure you, here's a video I put together showing our daily cleaning ritual. Floors, surfaces, and high touch areas are thoroughly disinfected before the arrival of my first student in the morning. And just so you know, every surface and high touch area gets disinfected once again before my afternoon shift.

Coronavirus Disinfecting Frenzy - Children Overcome Fear of Water - Tessa Rhodes

BE CAREFUL NOT FEARFUL

I know that this is a difficult time, but you don't need to live in fear. Just be careful and follow the steps outlined by the CDC to protect yourself and others.

I don't know about you, but I think I may be officially OCD with all the handwashing at this point. If that's what it takes to prevent the spread, I'm all for it. I'll wash my hands a million times a day if I have to.

Until next time...

Stay healthy my friends,

Tessa

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