In a spray of fog, hopes for safer commutes and travels amid coronavirus
In a world where hard surfaces could play host to a germ that could potentially kill you, experts say one key to fighting the coronavirus is keeping those places clean. Plastic counters and trays, stainless steel handrails, banisters -- all those places people touch frequently without thinking about it, they've all taken on a more perilous light.
“If you’re going to start taking public transportation, you’re going to start violating that social distancing principle,” said Dr. Robert Quigley, senior vice president and medical director for the travel risk consulting firm International SOS. “We know the virus exists on inanimate objects, like tray tables and armrests… We need to take measures that will at least be somewhat protective when we are unable to social distance.”Last year, over 900 million passengers traveled on U.S.
“Within 10 minutes, the number of viruses was reduced by more than 90%; within two hours, more than 99.9%,” said Gerba, who performed the outside tests for Allied BioScience using a different virus from the coronavirus family. Looking to the skies, Allied BioScience officials said they are negotiating with several major airlines but declined to comment further, citing ongoing discussions and conversations with the EPA and Food and Drug Administration as part of an effort to secure emergency authorization for wider use of their products.
“We have eight minutes to do the whole plane,” said Jeremiah Gray, the chief operating officer of EvaClean, whose product is used by Delta Airlines on the planes and at the gates and inside terminals. “It is a testament to the efficiency of our product and the ability to disinfect rapidly.” While experts insist disinfecting will be key to keeping the pandemic under control once stay-home policies are relaxed, they also caution the chemicals being deployed have to be safe.
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