Touching A Door Handle

Centers for disease control and prevention.

Touching a door handle.

By just touching a contaminated surface you won t get the coronavirus disease 2019 or covid 19. Belgium based materialise has created a 3d printed device that can be attached to door handles to allow them to be opened using an arm. When it comes to things like elevator or atm buttons door handles or so many other surfaces with which you likely have to come into regular contact the microbes might measure more than you d. With this in mind handles have been developed that can be operated using the forearm or the foot.

But health officials and infectious disease experts stress that if you touch your mouth nose or eyes after touching a contaminated surface then you can transfer the virus to these sensitive spots. The metal brass allows you to keeps your hands free and avoid touching door handles toilets key pads atm keypads elevator buttons and store checkout payment pads. Please keep in mind that this does not kill unwanted bacteria or viruses but simply helps you avoiding surfaces that might have been in contact with harmful bacteria. Grab and touch public objects like door handles atm buttons and anything that might harbor nasty germs bacteria and viruses.

The primary risk with touching a door handle is the subsequent transfer of bacteria into the body throut the mouth nose or eyes by touching the face. Making it an incredibly useful tool for any germaphobe.