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In the Netherlands, shopping carts and masks became mandatory in shops. The shopping cart is/was used as a way to keep track of the amount of people allowed in
by Out_of_Characte 6y ago
In the Netherlands, shopping carts and masks became mandatory in shops. The shopping cart is/was used as a way to keep track of the amount of people allowed in the store. This had the counter-productive effect of having to have someone disinfect shopping cart handles with alcohol or in worst case a do-it-yourself system where disinfectant is provided but only AFTER you've already had to touch the cart of physically prevent anyone from grabbing a cart by claiming the single disinfectant spray and paper before reaching the cart.
All of this could have been avoided if the handles were made of copper.
- cogman10 6y agoCopper helps, but it isn't magic. It takes about 1->2 hours to self disinfect. You'd still need a step of disinfecting the handles. That said, I'm not sure how often flu goes from cart handle to person, I've my doubts that it's a major disease vector. I'd think just being in a store with a bunch of idiots coughing on each other probably spreads the flu more readily.
- Out_of_Characte 6y agoI think its a better option than do-it-yourself disinfection. Really, coronavirus presents itself as a virus that is not stopped by any means we currently have employed. on the micro level all these techniques are tried and tested (by the likes of almost perfectly sterile enviroments as surgical rooms) but at the macro level coronavirus spreads trough humans in a way that cannot be seen or prevented. Its not like we ever stopped flu season.