Surface Contact Spread of COVID is Real

[Hugin]

74. My point is the risk of surface transfer infection is non-zero.

Meaning out of numbers as large as 30 Million cases of COVID and 550,000 deaths there are sure to be a finite number of people who have contracted and died of the virus via surface transmission.

Misleading people by confusing rare with none is disingenuous.

"People can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with surfaces. However, based on available epidemiological data and studies of environmental transmission factors, surface transmission is not the main route by which SARS-CoV-2 spreads, and the risk is considered to be low. The principal mode by which people are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying infectious virus. In most situations, cleaning surfaces using soap or detergent, and not disinfecting, is enough to reduce risk. Disinfection is recommended in indoor community settings where there has been a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours. The risk of fomite transmission can be reduced by wearing masks consistently and correctly, practicing hand hygiene, cleaning, and taking other measures to maintain healthy facilities.

From: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.html

- People can be infected through surface contact.
- "considered" is a weak word based on subjective factors. How low? If the US had been keeping up with it's testing we might know exactly how low. We don't. So any number is as good as any other. We can't even tell if reinfection is occurring and at what rate.
- In any public setting where over 150 people have moved through an area in a 24 hour period, it's a solid probability there is a 'suspected' (not to mention a 'confirmed') case of COVID-19 among them. So, cleaning is still recommended. (AS PER THE CDC)

I will point out again... COVID-19 is not the only disease out there. My goal is less than one infection. Some people are okay with more as long as it isn't them.