[TheForge] Copper vs. coronavirus

[jerry Frost]

Maybe just observe established and effective measures to avoid infection?
Wash your hands PROPERLY. Hands OFF your FACE. Use disinfectant wipes on
every darned thing you touch. Stay as isolated as possible. 

Yeah, copper is an anti-microbial, silver more so and if you heat them to
about 350f. they're instantly anti-microbial. More than toxicity of
surfaces, how rapidly the virus dehydrates is a much bigger factor in it's
survivability. This is why is doesn't survive long on paper cardboard and
cloth, a couple hours typically. Survivability on Stainless steel and
plastic in some cases several days. Survivability on copper and silver is
significantly longer than on porous surfaces: cardboard paper, etc.

I can post a good nuts and bolts article about how to keep yourself from
catching this written by a woman born with a severely compromised immune
system who then survived a bone marrow transplant. Nothing fancy, no special
tricks, just nuts and bolts habits to build.

Frosty

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Subject: [TheForge] Copper vs. coronavirus

Well, it IS a metal!
Maybe make all handles, knobs, handrails from a copper alloy?  Or maybe just
copper-plate steel?
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgqkyw/copper-destroys-viruses-and-bacter
ia-why-isnt-it-everywhere
Bruce
NJ