The One Thing You Can Stop Doing to Avoid COVID, Doctors Say By Sarah Crow of Best Life | The One Thing You Can Stop Doing to Avoid COVID, Doctors Say In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, disinfecting everything from doorknobs to groceries was seen as an essential step in combatting the spread of COVID. However, more recently, as experts have gained more insight into how the virus spreads, some are claiming that all that extra cleaning may not be worth it after all. Read on to find out which steps in your cleaning routine you may be able to skip. And if you're feeling under the weather, If You're More Tired Than Usual, Here's How to Tell If It's COVID.