The Cleaning Demand

With more coronavirus cases being reported across the country, many people are turning to professional cleaning companies to battle the bug.

Cases being reported across the country, many people are turning to professional cleaning companies to battle the bug..

Mississippi hasn't seen any cases yet, but folks aren't taking any chances.

They're making sure their workplaces and classrooms are disinfected.

Our stephanie poole joins us live in the studio with more.

From the flu to the coronavirus.

It seems like the áfeará of getting sick is contagious..

I spoke with a local cleaning company whose business has skyrocketed since the outbreak.

Coronavirus hasn't come to mississippi yet, but that's not stopping people from preparing for the worst.

Cleaning supply companies, like columbus paper and chemical, are seeing a higher demand for thd for their products.

" it's stirred up a pretty good bit of business.

We've sold out of disinfectant and we had to re-order and people come in and want to know what they can do to help keep from catching it."

Tim nolen is the president and owner.

He says the last couple of weeks have been so busy it's kicking his crews into overdrive.

"we've done mississippi state and we've done caledonia schools.

They've all been really concerned especially the elementary schools where the kids are touching everything."

Nolen says on an average day they make 150 supply deliveries.

Now, those numbers have almost doubled.

" we gotten a-lot of calls especially for hand sanitizer, facial masks just any kind of disinfectant.

People are just kind of wanting to prevent flu and they're getting a little scared from the corona virus and they to take care of it before it gets here."

The potential of the virus arriving in the magnolia state is also affecting how nolen's team is doing things áiná the office as well.

" with some of the phone calls it'll make you a little nervous because you don't think about it until people start talking about it.

It's gotten a little worse with everybody calling and asking for those sanitizers.

It makes you think about it a little more.

We've are cleaning everything all the time.

We have germ- x at every corner on every desk."

Butt sots " we have tons of customers that come through and we sure don't want to start spreading here at columbus paper."

You can call or visit your local health care provider for more information on the coronavirus and tips to stay heathy.