Wearing disposable gloves to supermarket

[Balhammom]

Curious to know if I’m being OTT or if others are doing this too?

My logic is that I’m going to be handling lots of dirty surfaces that others have also touched. I don’t want to transfer these to my car. Hence, I wear gloves to do my shop and pack, but remove them before getting back into my car. I also immediately disinfect my shopping and (eg) bank card once I get home.

I've been wearing them in shops but mainly to stop me biting my nails.absent mindedly.

I should have said active v inactive not alive for a virus in pp

I have seen no clear information stating the plastic or rubber gloves can definitely transfer this particular virus from surface to surface

But why wouldn’t it? There’s no reason you wouldn’t pick it up on gloves then transfer it to another object. Surely we don’t need to be told it can happen, for that to be logical.

I'm not sure that the threat from surfaces or packaging is hugely great tbh. It is people directly touching or breathing or coughing near others which is the real threat. And introducing the virus to your mucous membranes by touching your face and eyes.

If you do wear them don’t be a covidiot and leave them in the trolley or car park for staff to remove. It’s not nice.

Only started see the "covidiot" word at the weekend - and it's bugging the shit out of me already.🤣I'm blocking people on facebook who use it - polite notice - can we just keep that kind of language in Coronavirus Topic?

AmelieTaylor That’s why I used the gloves for shopping to minimise risk but I haven’t seen any actual reporting that they could transfer it. I don’t think plastic can collect the virus from other plastic but don’t know how rubber would work. Also human skin is different, it is oily and not smooth which might make a difference.

can we just keep that kind of language in Coronavirus Topic?

But you're not bothered about entire threads like this not being in the Coronavirus topic?

I'd probably prefer most of them to be safely tucked into the Coronavirus topic - it's ok that the odd one sneaks out. Covidiot though - really?

I quite like #covidnazi tbh

God that’s a really shit #

That's as shit as the sudden use of "you are a stasi" on here...

I think some of the recent behaviour bears huge resemblance to the Stasi.

I think some of the recent behaviour bears huge resemblance to the Stasi

It certainly does. I find it more scary than the virus.

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And I am out

People are nuts. So strange.

I find it more scary than the virus

Me too. And the speed at which it happened was extraordinary. I'll never feel quite the same about life.

I'll never feel quite the same about life

I get that. This has really brought out the best and the worst in people. Apparently a psychologist said that people reveal who they inherently are in a time of crisis and we’re really seeing that.

Yes it has definitely thrown people's characters into sharp relief! Luckily my dh and dcs are being sensible and ace.

I’m finding the same with a few posters here.

But generally everyone irl is being great. Really supportive and still have light relief.

Apparently a psychologist said that people reveal who they inherently are in a time of crisis and we’re really seeing that. That's frightening! I'm trying to see it as an extreme reaction to fear and anxiety - they can't attack the virus so they just attack people instead.

Obviously a virus, unlike bacteria, does not multiply on/in non-living organisms, but waits to find a host cell to invade, and degrades over time unless such a host cell comes along in time, but it’s very odd thinking to assume it cannot be transferred from one surface to another if the two surfaces come into contact. It makes you wonder how someone thinks it got onto the first surface in the first place, if plastic has this magical property of being incapable of transferring virus particles anywhere but onto human skin, but somehow magically keeps them viable on its surface for 3 days. Also, experts wold not be saying not to touch a gloved hand to your face, and to throw gloves away after use if coating the hand in plastic means your gloved hand is now miraculously protected from picking up virus particles.

Sorry, not organisms, but objects...

We don’t know and haven’t been told much on the specifics. No idea. There’s no clear guidance on all scenarios for the simple person in the street regarding this 1 virus. And there’s probably no detailed study available for publication either.
Apart from knowledge about transmission of similar viruses, We can make a more or less educated guess and that’s about it.
Logic would tell me 2 plastic boxes touching each other are not close enough to transfer such a small virus between them. There has to be adhesion or pressure of some sort for actual transfer to take place. No idea about gloves material. They may or they may not transfer but I know putting gloves on and taking them off can in itself spread coverage if not done properly. It’s not a magic shield, still have to wash hands before and after. And of course they get contaminated with all sorts of things but I personally do not know if a clean glove can collect an active virus from a surface and then deposit it to another surface. I know if an infected person coughs on the glove, it will become contaminated and if I touch my bare face with a contaminated glove, there is a risk of active viruses to remain on my face and to move towards nose, mouth. Removing a contaminated glove incorrectly can transfer the virus to my hand.
Obviously knowledge on transmission of similar viruses is very useful as well. But the average person wouldn’t necessarily have in depth knowledge of this type.

Better safe than sorry. I don’t want to spread it to other people if I have it or if I pick it up at some stage and I don’t to expose family to the virus either.

Branster - the logical conclusion from that being not to wear gloves to the supermarket, because it doesn’t save you from having to wash your hands and not touch your face, it just wastes gloves...