Spreading Covid 19 through the Exchange of Paper Money

[santoshimatajaya]

PAPER MONEY-CASH is a good way to spread Covid 19.

Don't hear anyone bringing this up

If a cashier is wearing gloves, likely the customer is not

We should seriously consider the spread of Covid 19 through our Hands Exchanging Paper $ !!!

if you agree, pl spread this message

it needs to reach the state and federal government

so that they can create a mandate around this

USE PLASTIC / YOUR CREDIT & BANK CARDS TO PAY FOR THINGS

[wildinspired]

I appreciate your post. I have not been using paper money for a few weeks. Not safe!

PAPER MONEY-CASH is a good way to spread Covid 19.
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USE PLASTIC / YOUR CREDIT & BANK CARDS TO PAY FOR THINGS

[gypsey]

actually the information is out there via the World Health Organization. Paper money often is covered in all kinds of germs, but because COVID 19 is a respiratory virus and is not spread by penetrating the skin on your hands, paper money is no more an issue than anything else handled by more than one person--including credit cards. just be sure to wash your hands.

[SonomaPatientsCoop]

Actually, I beg to differ. The evidence is under lab conditions, Covid-19 can live for up to 24 hrs on cardboard, yet 48-72 hrs on hard surfaces such as plastic or steel.

So, to use a hard plastic card, you may or may not have to hand it to another person. Or you may have to insert it in a slot where dozens if not hundreds of other cards have been in the last 48-72 hours. You'll have to press on both a screen and a keypad hundreds of others have used. Maybe even have to use a "pen" to sign.

To say that using a card is somehow intrinsically safer then paper money flys in the face of the evidence...

[wildinspired]

Well..kind of a rock and a hard place when shopping in person. How bout mostly online? That's what I'm doing now. But oh...all that plastic card usage a week ago...hmm...

...To say that using a card is somehow intrinsically safer then paper money flys in the face of the evidence...