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Normally, when a new family moves into the White House it gets a good cleaning in the five hours it takes allotted for the turnover. But this year has not been normal what with a global pandemic and all the extra precautions being taken all over the country.
So on January 20th, the White House will get an extra deep, exhaustive cleaning. It’s just one of the many changes expected when President-elect Joe Biden takes over. Even before he was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election his campaign painstakingly modeled public health guidelines starting with mask-wearing and social distancing.
While there are not any “firm plans” in place for the cleaning, the General Services Administration will be doing a “thorough disinfecting and cleansing” of every surface in the massive 55,000 square foot mansion.
To put that into perspective a football field is just over 57,000 square feet. Not only that but there are nearly 1000 doorknobs, 35 toilets, and 15 offices spread across 6 levels each one with its own desk all of which need to be sanitized before the Biden family can step foot inside.
Rugs, if kept, will also be deep cleaned. The executive residence will be cleaned and sprayed “in the same manner as the West Wing and the rest of the White House has been since Covid regulations and guidelines were implemented months ago.”
Press staff has already witnessed some early cleaning, which involves workers in full hazmat-looking suits spraying cleaner in frequently used areas such as the briefing room.
Those who work in the building welcome the presence of cleaners who have become frequent guests. Last month, after two COVID-19 outbreaks in the White House GSA called in a company to regularly “mist” cleaner throughout the interior.
