Ο coronavirus has left 13 dead in the state of Washington and so in the upcoming vote for the nomination of the Democratic candidate the state warns the voters not to lick the envelopes with the ballots !!!
What happens when the two biggest local events collide? the elections and coronaios ; The state of Washington, despite banning campaign rallies, is trying to hold the Democratic nomination and sends instructions to those involved. Do not lick the envelopes!
Washington is one of the states that will choose the preferred candidate for the Democratic presidential anointing. The contest will take place on March 10, and will be by mail, which means that voters do not need to crowd in public places and enter public polling stations.
But postal voting has its own hygiene concerns, both for voters and counting committees, so Washington has taken precautions and says it is prepared for the worst, should the coronavirusto overcome even more the already many fatal cases. The state of Washington counts so far 12 victims.
Polling station administrators in all 39 counties have been trained to wash their hands thoroughly and wear gloves when processing ballot papers, in case germs are still present on and inside the envelopes, and especially in their sealing.
To minimize these transmitted droplets, has been requested by voters not to close envelopes by licking them with saliva but to use one liquid sponge or cloth. This directive made Washingtonians laugh, but the force of habit is not easily broken.
Health officials still do not know how long coronavirus can remain active in inanimate objects, but Mark Dalman, an assistant professor at the University of Kent who specializes in infectious diseases, suggests that it is somewhere between a day and a week. Thus, in theory, the virus could "remain completely" alive and infectious until the file is opened.
The coronavirus has its own "envelope", made of lipids, and only when this outer layer is broken will the virus stop being infectious. A human hand with sanitizer on it can break it down, but since mail envelopes are porous, it wouldn't be effective in this case. surface. So Dalman agrees with the recommendation not to lick the envelopes !!.
