Door handles, which are often overlooked in hygiene, present real risks of coronavirus contamination.
- Door handles, veritable nests of germs and bacteria, are a significant source of the spread of the virus.
- The French company EverEver has designed door opening solutions with feet.
While the arrival of a second wave of Covid-19 worries health professionals, door handles, veritable nests of germs and bacteria, constitute a significant source of spread of the virus. To deal with the problem, the French company EverEver has designed door opening solutions… with the feet.
Time bombs
“Door handles are real time bombs in our premises!”explains Martin Hacpille, co-founder of EverFoot. “ATwhen the relationship to hygiene changes in depth, new standards (whether or not they are imposed by legislation) will appear and impose a transformation of everyday objects”, analyzes his press release.
In two hours, up to 60% of the users of a building can be contaminated if one to three door handles are infected (study conducted by Charles Gerba, Professor of Virology at the University of Arizona, editor’s note). The coronavirus also survives three days on steel and up to six days on plastic. As a result, door handles are the main vector of contamination in buildings.
In theory, the doors must be cleaned after each use, which is practically impossible to set up, especially in places open to the public (traders, hotels, companies, nursing homes, clinics or hospitals, etc.).
Make the working environment more hygienic
“Before the confinement, we had to make many round trips between our workshop and our offices, which required opening many doors each time. To considerably reduce the risk of spreading the virus, we therefore sought a practical solution. and effective in making the working environment more hygienic”, continues Martin Hacpille.
In mainland France, the progression of the Covid-19 epidemic is exponential. “The dynamics of the rapidly growing transmission are very worrying”, notes Santé Publique France in its latest report. The increase in cases is particularly significant among people with symptoms (+74%). While all age groups are affected by the increase, the increase in incidence remains more marked among young adults.
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