carrotwax t1_irlldsm wrote
Reply to comment by DoomGoober in What is the current consensus on coronavirus transmission through fomites? Can I stop pressing elevator buttons with my keys? by PolytheneMan
Thank you - I wish public health officials and media had publicly educated people more of the low (but not zero) risk of fomite transmission. There are still people terrified getting Covid this way and there still exists cleaning regulations that were created at the beginning of Covid for extra cleaning. One may think the extra cleaning does no harm, but IMO that's a privilege - requiring low wage workers to do medically unnecessary cleaning many times a day above what was there before is kind of soul sucking, especially if that work is already on top of existing job requirements.
eddiepaperhands t1_irlrokj wrote
Yes, and any useless precautions we ask people to take reduce their ability and willingness to do things that do matter, like improving ventilation in buildings.
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ackillesBAC t1_irmza33 wrote
The extra cleaning with in appropriate cleaning products also causes issues with electronic and mechanical repairs.
I'm a tech and our service calls massively increased for bank machines due to buttons and mechanical items sticking. Also touch screens failing due to a layer of cleaning residue.
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