Anyone know if a UV light sanitizer would work instead of using a liquid cleaner ??
Homedics UV sanitizer
Homedics UV sanitizer
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Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Apple Confirms That It's Okay to Clean Your iPhone With Disinfectant
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Thanks for the tip! Now I won't have to boil my iPhone in salt water anymore!
Death rates for seasonal flu are around 0.15%.
Death rates for Coronavirus are currently higher than 2%.
The flu virus usually dies after 2 days on hard surfaces. The COVID-19 virus survives 9 days, so it is easier to come into contact with a live version of it. The regular flu kills 0.1% of people infected. COVID-19 kills 2.0 - 3.4% of people infected, which is 20 to 34 TIMES more deadly. If a normal flu season kills 20,000 people in the U.S., the COVID-19 virus would kill at least 20 times that amount, so 400,000 people. With the numbers you provided, and the real world numbers being seen with COVID-19, the number of Americans dying could be 1,040,000 to 1,768,000. Also it has to been taken into account how many people will be SERIOUSLY ill and need hospitalization to survive. You don't know if those dead or seriously ill will be you or a family member. Your demise could end up just a footnote in the history of the world pandemic of 2020. People are wise to be taking serious precautions.
Actually, yes... Well, not the credit cards, however, that's not a bad idea -- though I don't touch them very often as I'm not an avid shopper.
I do also routinely wipe off (using an isopropyl alcohol mixture or cleaning wipes when acceptable) my iDevices, remotes, lanyard (for keys), light and other switches, computer keyboards, mice, touchpads, and palmrests as well as drawer, faucet, closet doorknobs and handles, door edges (because a person doesn't always grasp using the handle/knob).
Why? Mostly due to the buildup of skin oils that cause surfaces to feel grimy but indeed additionally because removing transferred materials (bio and not) is a sensible method to reduce the spread of bacteria, etc.
And it's with this I've had a brief laugh and head shake. People are gross until they're at a notable risk of a potentially fatal disease. In other words, most people should (or need to?) be cleanlier on a regular basis.
Since we don't have a vaccine for this thing, the whole idea is to put in preventative measures to keep another Wuhan-level outbreak from happening. Is the media over-hyping it? Yes. Is it something serious that we should be paying attention to? Also yes.
If you think it's no big deal because of political reasons, reevaluate yourself.
Yep, got a phone soap. Gonna wash the dust off and start using it.
My Phonesoap just arrived today. I've been cleaning everything with it lol
Supposedly.
Device uses UV light to fight spread of germs and viruses, such as COVID-19
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) light is used to kill bacteria, germs, and viruses like the coronavirus.
Interesting. I could not see that quote on the linked Apple page on my Mac using Safari, Chrome or Firefox.. However, I could see it when using my iPhone.
I've had one for a while. Haven't been impressed with the construction because half the time it doesn't come on when I close the lid. I have been using it a lot recently though.
Interesting, you have good data to support influenza, do you have good data to support your opinion on Corona? Shall we re-convene in a year when you will have more data and see how the two (flu and covid19) compare then? Meantime, take deep breaths, avoid contact and wash your hands well and often. I wish I could help you more but that's all that is currently known. Oh, and avoid cruise ships.
It's killed a few thousand out of only about 100 thousand infected. If 7 billion were infected, at this rate, over 150M would be dead. Over 6M dead in the USA. So take this seriously and please help stop spreading it.
Stuff like this is a reason I’m a little excited for a portless-100% waterproof iPhone.
Imagine when washing devices in the sink with warm water and soap becomes the new norm.
Imagine when washing devices in the sink with warm water and soap becomes the new norm.
I never wash my credit card; that's money laundering.
Okay, that's my dad joke for the day.
I never wash my credit card; that's money laundering.
That deserves a very loud “oof.”
Use of unauthorized brand of cleaner will invalidate your warranty. There is a detector on the iPhone that does a chemical analysis of any cleaner you might use and compares it to the profiles of approved cleaning agents. Apple can tell!
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And lets not forget the other million things we touch each day: door knobs, car doors, steering wheels, bed sheets, tooth brushes, basketballs, shoes, keyboards, mice, flash drives, and on and on. Should we let the media scare us into a hermetically sealed bubble; one per person please.
Super interesting thread, thank you for linking! Everyone should definitely read it.
He basically says that soap is better than alcohol for actually "killing" the virus, as long as soapy water touches the virus it's gone.
Please go educate yourself because most of what you're saying is false, Donald.