The New York City subway smells like lemons, store shelves will be low on Clorox wipes until 2021, and a start-up is deploying drones to theaters, misting disinfectant on seats and floors below.
The pandemic has pushed germ removal to new heights in the U.S., and the constant cleanings has made some question whether our emphasis is misguided. SARS-CoV-2 is most likely transmitted via the air, and too heavy a focus on surface sanitation might distract from other measures that are more influential for cutting down spread, like wearing masks, social distancing and improving indoor ventilation.
