Re: [LINK] Catching COVID from surfaces is very unlikely. So perhaps we can ease up on the disinfecting

2021-02-22 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
On 23/2/21 2:05 pm, Karl Auer wrote: Other than that I think it's more a yuk factor than anything else. Actually, I am more concerned about picking up toxic stuff which may have been used on surfaces rather than plants growing or creepy crawlies. M -- Marghanita da Cruz Telephone:

Re: [LINK] Catching COVID from surfaces is very unlikely. So perhaps we can ease up on the disinfecting

2021-02-22 Thread Karl Auer
On Tue, 2021-02-23 at 13:11 +1100, Marghanita da Cruz wrote: > Perhaps not covid - but other stuff. I will continue to use my elbow > to press the beg button at traffic lights. It's interesting how COVID-19 has heightened our general hygiene awareness. Not touching things is one habit that will

Re: [LINK] Catching COVID from surfaces is very unlikely. So perhaps we can ease up on the disinfecting

2021-02-22 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
Perhaps not covid - but other stuff. I will continue to use my elbow to press the beg button at traffic lights. It was interesting that in some places the button doesn't do anything and the covid spin was that there was no need to press the button at these location. Eventually, they covered

[LINK] Catching COVID from surfaces is very unlikely. So perhaps we can ease up on the disinfecting

2021-02-22 Thread Kim Holburn
https://theconversation.com/catching-covid-from-surfaces-is-very-unlikely-so-perhaps-we-can-ease-up-on-the-disinfecting-155359 Before addressing this, we need to define the question we’re asking. The key question isn’t whether surface transmission is possible, or whether it can occur in the