A common trend I have seen among many shoppers and other people, in this troubling times, is the wearing of latex gloves as a measure against contracting the Covid- 19 virus. While shopping, many of these people touch surfaces and items (possibly with the virus) and then touch their phones as they listen to a phone call, and/or browse social media sites, possibly transferring the virus onto the surface of their phones. When they reach home, they take the latex gloves off, maybe wash their hands and go back to touching their (maybe) Covid-19 infested phones with their bare hands, transferring the virus from the phone to their hands. Does this concern you too? Let's stay safe people.
Yes, it would be a safer practice if mobile phone surface is also sanitized.
Yes, people could catch coronavirus (COVID-19) by touching contaminated surfaces or objects.
Absolutely, people should sanitize their mobile phones frequently to prevent them to get infected.
Yes, SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causing Covid-19 disease on various objects lasts from several to several hours depending on the type of surface of the material, temperature, humidity, etc.
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Dariusz Prokopowicz
Better option is, don't use others phone. To the extent clean the surface or screen before using.
Definitively cell phones are one of the most efficient fomites nowadays. When you are working with persons like a medical doctor for example, you are at a higher risk of contracting a viral infection; therefore, you should not be using cellular phones at that time, since you touch different objects and surfaces potentially contaminated with virus, and if you suddenly pick up the cell pone to answer an incoming call, you could contaminate the cell phone surface, microphone area, auricular, screen and the buttons.
This article is relevant; read the summary box if nothing else although it is now June, so the thinking now might have changed?:
Panigrahi, S. K., Pathak, V. K., Kumar, M. M., & Raj, U. (2020). Covid-19 and mobile phone hygiene in healthcare settings. BMJ Global Health, 5(4), e002505.
Article Covid-19 and mobile phone hygiene in healthcare settings
This is the cdc reference (12):
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html
and this is the WHO reference (13):
https://www.who.int/publications-detail/infection-prevention-and-control-during-health-care-when-novel-coronavirus-(ncov)-infection-is-suspected-20200125
The novel coronavirus can likely live up to 96 hours on phone screens
Read more on the following link to avoid plagiarism :
https://qz.com/1810508/covid-19-can-likely-live-up-to-96-hours-on-your-phone/
Now a days people mostly use mobile phone for conversation, browsing and many other purpose .out of 12hrs people spend 8-9 hrs in mobiles. Mostly we ignore , and use without taking precautions so it be be the cause of spreading virus as our hands are contaminated as , in a day we touch so many objects . So solution to prevent from virus is to disinfect the mobile screen and and the surfaces around us. Stay safe and stay healthy .
Yes it can help in further spread of viruses. The phone surfaces are infested with viruses, so disinfect your mobile to stay safe from viruses.
Yes, If you share your mobile phone in your group members then there is a chance of getting infected because you don't know whether your group members are infected or not.