Coronavius, can we be infected with money?

Money does not pose any particular/special risk to the public, as far as the virus is concerned

The member of the Bundesbank Executive Board, Johannes Beermann, stated that the risk of taking the coronary through cash is extremely minimal. At a press conference in Bundesbank, Bemann noted that “probability to be sick of money is smaller than many other objects used in daily life”.

He said especially euro bills have been created that pollution through daily use is minimal. Moreover, US$5 and $10 bills, which are most widely used and circulated by hand, also have a protective layer against pollution.

“on its 35 branches, Bundesbank annually processes over 14 billion bank notes, removes contaminated bills and replaces them”, explained Mr. Beerman.

There is no danger of the virus being transmitted through bank notes

René Gottschalk, infectologist and head of the Health Office in Frankfurt am Main, does not consider there is any risk of transmission of coronary through bank notes.

In principle, it's completely insignificant how long pathogens can survive on the surface. What is crucial is if it constitutes an infection channel”, Gottschalk explained at the press conference. He didn't see any such channel of infection as existing on the bills.

“Coronavirus has spread mainly from coughing, sneezing or also speaking”, Gottschalk, “If the virus spreads through banknotes or table surfaces, the number of cases would be higher, he noted”.

Similarly, the International Association of Waves ICA said there is no evidence that bills are more polluted than any other surface, and the prevailing opinion among medical experts is that the virus is not being transmitted by bank notes.

All surfaces can contain COVID-19 or any other bacteria and viruses. That, of course, includes bills. And the cards. And phones, tables, keyboards, elevator buttons. The list is endless”, says in an association notice.