Take a look behind the scenes as crews disinfect campus Share Updated: 6:34 AM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Share Updated: 6:34 AM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DISEASE. MOST OF THEM, 335,000, HAVE RECOVERED. MORE THAN 5800 IOWANS HAVE DIED WITH THE VIRUS. ERIC: NEW THIS MORNING, AS MORE IOWANS RETURN TO SCHOOL AND WORK, PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES ARE MAKING IT POSSIBLE. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK VISITED IOWA STATE’S TROXEL HALL, WHERE CLEANING CREWS SHARED THEIR SYSTEM. TOMMIE: WE GOT A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT IT TAKES TO PREVENT, AND CLEAN AWAY COVID-19. RIGHT NOW, CUSTODIANS’ PRIORITIES REMAIN COVID CLEANING AND DISINFECTING EVERY CORNER OF CAMPUS. WHAT YOU’RE SEEING IS NOT ONLY DONE ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT IT’S ALSO SIMILAR TO A COVID CLEAN. THAT’S WHEN A COVID CASE IS REPORTED ON CAMPUS, AND A RESPONSE TEAM IS ALERTED. DEPENDING ON THE BUILDING NEEDS, THEY GEAR UP IN FULL PPE TAKING ON THE RISK OF EXPOSURE, SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO. >> WHEN THAT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE GOES, IT CAN ACTUALLY WRAP AROUND THE SURFACE, SO IF I’M GETTING THE TOP OF THIS, IT CAN GO AHEAD AND THOSE EXTRA PARTICALES WLL HIT THE BOTTOM. >> IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY ISSUE, AND WHEN IT’S NOT TAKEN