CDC now says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' via contaminated surfaces

[crickets]

61. Same. Until trump is gone, I am wary of any message coming from the CDC.

Plus, we didn't all just start cleaning surface germs when COVID-19 came along. Granted, groceries and mail are new level, but in general we were all taught that unclean surfaces are germy breeding grounds. You touch a germy surface, then put your fingers in or on your nose, eyes, or mouth and bam! You've exposed yourself to the germs. I am baffled that someone suddenly says, "oh no, it's fine for this virus to ignore that rule about germy surfaces that you've known about since kindergarten hand washing lessons."

It sounds to me like somebody is paving the way for businesses to save money by relaxing their vigilance on worker safety and on the expense of keeping things clean enough (hiring somebody to clean every half hour, for instance) to get people to come out and spend money. Call me jaded, but that's what I'm hearing.