Smartphones announced as coronavirus carriers

And it's not a joke

Mobile phones have long been one of the most inseparable elements of our lives. All the more terrible is the following news related to the coronavirus, which arrived in time from China.


There are currently three possible transmission routes for coronavirus. In the first case, the virus is transmitted through the air when coughing or sneezing, in the second - through close contact with the patient. 

Finally, you can become infected by using the same objects that you touched or could get particles of saliva from the patient. If you then bring your hands in your eyes, nose or mouth, then there is a high probability of infection

Accordingly, mobile phones are becoming potential carriers of coronavirus. It has been repeatedly reported that quite a lot of dirt and bacteria are collected on the cases and screens of smartphones. Obviously, particles of the saliva of a person who regularly coughs and sneezes also remain on smartphones.

According to Zhang Lubo, the chief disinfection expert at the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you need to constantly wash your hands and regularly disinfect smartphones by wiping them with alcohol and paper towels. This will reduce the risk of coronavirus infection

Beware: mobile phones will also become viral vectors!

Mobile phones are already one of the most inseparable items for everyone, but at this critical moment, if you use them improperly, you can really become a virus vector.

From the popular science given by the current authoritative institutions, there are three possible transmission routes of coronavirus: one is transmitted through the air through coughing or sneezing; the second is close contact with the patient; the third is touching the surface of the contaminated object and using dirty hands Touch your mouth, nose, or eyes.

Since the virus can be transmitted by touching the mouth, nose, or eyes with our hands, it is not surprising that the mobile phones we most frequently touch on an average day become virus vectors. Previous tests have shown that smartphone screens have the highest levels of bacteria, yeast, and mould, with 254.9 units of infection per square centimetre, and there are more bacteria on the phone casing.

According to Zhang Liubo, chief expert of disinfection at the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the 31st: As long as the hand is disinfected, the mobile phone is disinfected. 

At the same time as washing your hands frequently, the mobile phone should also be wiped with alcohol and disinfected paper towels. In addition, the clothes should be changed from the outside and washed and disinfected, such as immersed in water above 56 degrees Celsius for half an hour.

Because mobile phones are things we often use, when we are outside the mobile phone, there may be viruses attached to the surface, and when we touch the mobile phone, the virus will be transferred to our hands. , Thereby reducing the risk of virus infection.