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Considering that the virus can live for up to 9 days on metal, glass or plastic[1] I'm not sure that mandatory hand washing is going to do much in an assembly l
by vvanders 7y ago
Considering that the virus can live for up to 9 days on metal, glass or plastic[1] I'm not sure that mandatory hand washing is going to do much in an assembly line where everyone interacts directly vehicles on the line.
[1] https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-670...
- lightgreen 7y agoI think they work in gloves (https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18744304/ceo-pay-ratio-disclosure-2018 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/26/18744304/c... for the picture).
- frank2 7y agoa factory full of people using gloves and alcohol sanitizers will spread the virus unless the people are trained and experienced in sterile technique.
- lightgreen 7y agoI guess it will spread it significantly slower than an office, a train or a restaurant. Probably R0 < 1 in the factory.
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- Rapzid 7y agoI think the absolute risk must be low for surface transmission. Otherwise we'd just be getting our coronavirus from the grocery store and deliveries?
- vvanders 7y agoFrom what I've seen it survives 2-3x less on cardboard[1] compared to plastic/metal. Probably a vector, but less likely than hard surfaces. That said the best way to not transmit it is to shut down non-essential services and focus on flattening the curve. [1] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-long-does-the-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-lon...
- _-___________-_ 7y agoThose numbers really don't tell you anything about how viable surface transmission is as a vector from person to person. It doesn't seem to be a major transmission pathway based on all the available evidence so far.