British businesses need to urgently incorporate increased smartphone hygiene as they prepare and plan for their employees to return to work, according to one of the UK’s top microbiologists and leading Covid-19 commentator.
Dr. Simon Clarke, an Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology at the University of Reading, warns that smartphone usage, storage and cleanliness needs to be a key consideration in every employer’s back-to-work thinking.
He is calling for a step-change in how mobile phones are used and treated, particularly at work and on public transport where they risk becoming contaminated with, or spreading, the virus causing Covid-19.
Dr. Clarke is working alongside Bullitt Group, the UK’s largest manufacturer of smartphones and maker of rugged Cat® phones (washable phones widely used by frontline workers), to raise awareness of the importance of improved smartphone hygiene to help reduce further spread of Coronavirus....