Corona & car sharing: are you safe from infection?

Corona and car sharing: are you safe from infection? Imagine using one Car sharing carwhich someone has previously used with SARS-CoV-2 was infected. Many people who use car sharing are sure to ask, is it possible to get infected with Corona in this way? Car sharing is a good thing for the environment. In addition, you relieve the already crowded streets in large cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Co. But at the current time, many are asking themselves: Is it still safe to use car sharing? Even if precautionary measures such as thorough hand washing are observed?

COVID-19: Will car sharing spread the pathogen?

Especially in big cities there are a multitude of Car sharing providers. The main idea behind this concept: The available vehicles are used jointly. This saves costs and conserves resources. By the way, car sharing means “shared cars” and is considered a modern mobility concept in many cities to straighten out the traffic situation. In contrast to conventional car rental companies, with car sharing you can also briefly, even for a few minutesto rent a car. Billing takes place via a Kilometer or time tariff, aber auch Mixed forms are possible. These are advantages. But the concept also has problems. Using various apps, it is always possible to rent a car quickly and easily - even if a person has a high fever and cough and should actually be in bed.

Viruses for the Influenza, For Gastrointestinal or that Coronavirus who are responsible are mostly about Droplet infections spread. Infected people distribute respiratory secretions by sneezing and coughing into the air, where they can potentially get on the mucous membranes of healthy people. The mucous membranes of the nose and throat are mainly affected. The viruses penetrate the body and cause it after a few hours or days Symptoms. Smear infections are also possible. Someone coughs in the palm of their hand and then touches a surface. Then someone else touches this surface. This is how viruses can also be passed on.

Sars-CoV-2: Viruses remain infectious on the surfaces for a few days!

An unpleasant idea: a car sharing user is infected with Corona and coughs on the dashboard and steering wheel in the car. The viruses are distributed there. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) gave an assessment: "There are currently no verifiable cases in which people were infected with the coronavirus by other means than smear or droplet infection, for example via imported toys or the consumption of contaminated food. Also for other coronaviruses that are present no surface infections known. If the surfaces were contaminated with the virus a short time beforehand, transmission by smear infection is possible conceivable. Because of the low stability of the coronaviruses in the environment, an infection is only conceivable a short time after the contamination. "

However, the laboratory manager and virologist Martin Stürmer contradicts this statement. In an interview with the Südwestrundfunk he explains that a study showed that coronaviruses partially up to nine days could be detected on surfaces such as doorknobs. But the striker continued to comment: "Corona is an enveloped virus. This means that they are not very stable and are particularly susceptible to environmental influences and disinfectants. This means that they do not last very long. Depending on the material, they can only be infectious for a few days".

a quick cleanup can help

What Precautions So should you meet when car sharing? What does the above information mean for car sharing users? Basically, whoever is not currently in a risk area, i.e. a federal state or a certain city with a particularly high number of reported infections, can according to the current state of knowledge Take advantage of car sharing offers without hesitation. Regardless, the well-known should be general Precautions must be taken into account. This includes coughing and sneezing into the crook of your arm and washing your hands regularly and thoroughly. This minimizes the risk of infection. If you want to be on the safe side, you can also wear gloves when driving. Furthermore, it can't be wrong with one Disinfectant wipe frequently used surfaces like the Door handleswhich Steering wheel including control buttons, the Shift / selector leverwhich Radio or the Window lifters / window cranks to wipe off.

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