Weeks before the planned handover of defeated US President Donald Trump to his successor Joe Biden, an extraordinarily thorough deep cleaning of all areas in the White House was announced. Although Biden and his team are meticulous about the wearing of masks, in view of the numerous infections with COVID-19 within the old government, also smear infection should be ruled out.<\/p>\n
Official reports on the announced cleaning campaign cite that the virus can survive on surfaces for several days.<\/strong>\u00a0However, this disinfection will only remove remaining Trump-era viruses and bacteria from the White House. Should an infection occur in the team, among the relatives or future guests of Biden, the viruses can spread like wildfire in the building despite previous treatment.<\/p>\n Because disinfection has a retroactive effect.<\/strong>\u00a0And the problem does not only apply to the presidential seat, but to every clinic, every office, every public transport, and of course every private household: Disinfecting again and again, solely at the risk that SARS-CoV-2 viruses or other germs could have settled on a surface since the last cleaning is a fight against windmills.<\/p>\n