Airbnb announced vigorous new cleaning protocols for hosts in response to COVID-19.

Business Insider quoted Thomas Russo in a report on the safety of new cleaning requirements for Airbnb hosts. "If you want to be safe, run utensils and dishware through the dishwasher when you get there and that should take care of that," says Russo. You can do this as well for laundering bed linens and towels, "so you have control of what you want to be washed and cleaned."