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03-05-2020 05:34 PM
Just heard on tv from the WHO that cash can contain the virus and can stay on it for days. That is not surprising . They say be sure and wash your hands after handling cash. Well i have always done that!
03-05-2020 05:42 PM
I've always considered cash "dirty" and washed my hands. Also dirty are the shopping carts, if you touch the credit card machine/pen, etc. I have always hated when people leave their doughtnut wrapper, coffee cup, etc. in their shopping cart. (or dirty diapers!) Yesterday I got one with a dirty Kleenex in it. There was a waste basket nearby.
03-05-2020 05:49 PM
You could always do some money laundering with alcohol on a cotton pad.
03-05-2020 06:05 PM
I should be in good shape then. I very seldom have cash on me. Of course this thread helped me remember that I actually was planning on paying someone with cash early in the morning.
Some small places do not like to use debit cards.
03-06-2020 09:23 AM
I prefer to use cash in restaurants but pretty much use my debit or credit card everywhere else.
Guess I'll have to stockpile my clean cash and hope I have enough for exact purchases
03-06-2020 09:30 AM
How would the virus get on the money, it would be some one with the virusw ould have to sneeze on the money, i am starting to think some theories are very far fetched
03-06-2020 09:39 AM
@I am still oxox wrote:How would the virus get on the money, it would be some one with the virusw ould have to sneeze on the money, i am starting to think some theories are very far fetched
Sometimes it's hard to see/feel it from the amount of cash we carry with us. But I had to do a weekly bank deposit when I worked, and it was truly gross how you could actually feel the "yuck" on your hands from touching the bills and coins.
I imagine people cough into their hands and wipe their eyes and noses then touch their money, which would contaminate it, wouldn't it? I only know I always scrubbed my hands after preparing the bank deposit!
03-06-2020 11:45 AM - edited 03-06-2020 11:47 AM
Why am I not finding this on WHO's website? This is what I did find on another site.
Despite reports that the World Health Organization was pushing people to use contactless payments, a spokesperson for the WHO tells CNBC Make It it has not issued any warnings or statements about the use of cash. Instead, it reiterated that you should wash your hands, including after handling money, especially if you’re eating or touching food.
For starters, COVID-19 doesn’t spread by penetrating the skin on your hands, Michael Knight, assistant professor of medicine at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Services, tells CNBC Make It.
“Getting coronavirus, or other respiratory viruses like influenza, on your hands only leads to infection when it is transferred from your hand to places like your mouth, nose or eyes,” he says.
03-06-2020 01:59 PM
Public service announcement:
If you are really worried about catching something from your cash, I will be happy to take it off your hands for you.
03-06-2020 03:41 PM
I read that, it makes sense. I don't use cash, I use my debit card for everything. It's easy to wipe a debit or credit card soapy water.
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