A spokesman for the World Health Organization declared that the use of paper money constitutes one of the means of transmission of the emerging infection of the Corona Virus virus as a benefit 19
According to ArabiaNet, the spokesman told the newspaper The Telegraph: We know very well that exchanging and using banknotes is a source of transmitting all types of bacterial and viral infections ... We advise people to wash their hands after using the money and avoid hands touching the face area.
A WHO spokesperson also advised that contactless payment methods be used as one way to stop the spread of infection with the deadly virus.
He said, whenever possible, we recommend that you use contactless payment to reduce the risk of transmission from person to person.
In China, the source of the new epidemic, the government expressed concern that the use of paper money was a source of spread of infection and began sterilizing its currency to limit the spread of the epidemic.
Banks began last month using ultraviolet radiation to sterilize their cash, which is available in automated teller machines (ATMs), and not to use them for nearly two weeks to make sure they are safe, according to the British Daily Mail.
The warnings about the use of paper money to stem the spread of the deadly virus came at a time when a large number of companies turned towards asking their employees to work from home as one of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of infection.
The American Twitter company has urged its employees to work at home as much as possible to protect themselves from corona infection, according to the newspaper.
