A hand-held gurney-like device is the main weapon in one Orange business's battle against the coronavirus.
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Orange Ex-Services' Club staff blast a sanitising mist all over the inside of the venue every morning from a fogging machine to try to eliminate any trace of the deadly virus.
The club's food and beverage manager Tusi Sola said it was the best way to ensure the club was clean before patrons arrived. "We use a sanitising chemical, when activated, it sends out a mist. "It covers 99.99 per cent of the surfaces," he said.
Mr Sola said the mist settled on the surfaces to cut the risk of the virus being in the venue.
It covers 99.99 per cent of the surfaces.
- Tusi Sola, Orange Ex-Services' Club
He said staff wore disposable overalls and goggles to perform the work which took up two hours each day.
However, he said they needed to keep the mist away from food, utensils and plates. "Any items that are food-related cannot be in the area," he said.
The device is part of an anti-COVID plan the club has in place to be able to trade safely during the pandemic.
Mr Sola said the club would be ready to meet a tightening of restrictions to start on Friday.
The restrictions including limits of groups of 10 and a total of 300 people allowed in a venue at the same time were introduced to hotels last Friday.
"We have COVID marshals already on site," he said.
"We have really put in place a comprehensive program that goes above and beyond expectation."
He said that included people sanitising the club, including handrails in the car park, hourly.
Mr Sola said the club had been turning away people who had recently visited virus hotspots, including those in Victoria.
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