Disinfectant gadgets and souvenirs: how the US does business on coronavirus

Amazon, plans to hire 100 additional employees due to a sharp increase in online orders during the outbreak of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, reports “Voice of America».

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The company's online blog says that in April, Amazon is ready to increase by $ 2 the minimum wage (up to $ 17 per hour) in North America and Europe. Additional remuneration will cost the company $ 350 million.

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The number of employees is also increasing due to the online supermarket chain Albertsons, Kroger and Raley's.

The company hopes to attract those who work in the service sector, but were temporarily unemployed when, due to the pandemic, the restaurants, entertainment and tourism establishments stopped working.

“We want these people to know that we are welcoming them to our team until the situation subsides and their previous employers are ready to hire them back,” Amazon said in a statement.

Many online retailers are trying to race their product to the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus.

Manufacturers propose making service robots an intermediary between an infected patient and a doctor (or family members of the patient). Such robots, as sellers assure, can deliver medicines, food and other necessary things.

And in New York, they recently advertised a robot that makes a diagnosis. On the eve of the company from Philadelphia, Promobot posted its robot in Times Square and in Bryant Park.

Over time, the robot was removed from the park, however, according to the company, it continues to serve at least 30 people a day. Now he is in the New York office of Promobot.

Disinfectant Gadgets

Meanwhile, technology companies are trying to create a gadget that could sanitize the surface. One of these inventions is an electrostatic spray gun, which, using charged particles, provides surface disinfection.

These spray guns are already in use at selected Utah schools and healthcare facilities in Singapore.

The vice president of a company that produces disinfectant spray guns disinfected his seat on the plane with this gadget. He shared a video where he uses the gadget on LinkedIn.

An EarthSafe spokesman told Recode Technology News that since the start of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak, sales of disinfectant spray guns have grown 100-fold. According to him, the main customers are business offices, educational institutions and transport companies.

Coronavirus souvenirs

When protective masks became scarce on the market, many headwear manufacturers decided to “modernize” their products. Baseball caps, Panama hats, sun visors and face masks are now being sold on the Internet.

These hats are suggested to be worn to block the access of viruses to the face if someone nearby is coughing or sneezing.

Etsy makes homemade products selling souvenirs and clothing with 2019-nCoV coronavirus related inscriptions.

Fans of jewelry can buy bracelets with the inscription “I overcame coronavirus” or “Don’t cough on me,” and they offer to decorate the wall in the room with a reminder board with the inscription “Wash your hands.”

There are scammers who seek to cash in on the general nervousness of consumers because of the epidemic.

Platforms where products are offered for sale partially verify the accuracy of information about the product. In particular, Amazon announced yesterday that it had blocked more than a million products that were labeled as “effective against the 2019-nCoV coronavirus,” but were not.

Some companies selling air purifiers falsely claim that it "kills 2019-nCoV coronavirus in the air."

In 2003, during the outbreak of SARS, the U.S. Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration issued warnings about websites selling home air purifiers that supposedly protect against the spread of the disease.

“Operators of websites that claim that their products protect against infection and treat the disease caused by coronavirus 2019-nCoV know that this has not been scientifically proven. Such operators must remove any false information from the Internet,” the message says.

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According to BuzzFeed March 4, 2020, air purifiers may be useful for medical facilities during a pandemic, but at home their ability to withstand 2019-nCoV coronavirus is extremely low.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention insists that the most effective way to prevent contracting the virus is to wash your hands and avoid places with large numbers of people.

As reported by ForumDaily:

• A new virus was discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. In 2020, it covered all continents except Antarctica. On March 11, US President Donald Trump imposed a ban on entry from the EU. The ban came into force on Friday, March 13, and will last at least 30 days. In particular, it will concern people who have visited the Schengen area over the past 14 days.
• March 13 Trump due to coronavirus introduced a nationwide emergency regime in the US.
• On March 11, WHO recognized the situation with the coronavirus pandemic, which covered more than 110 countries. Symptoms of Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease Available here.
• Virologist's tips on how to protect yourself from infection - here to register:.
• Taking advantage of the panic in the society because of the epidemic, fraudsters came up with several schemes to deceive victims of personal data and money. The most common ones can be found here.
• Having succumbed to panic due to a state of emergency, Americans are massively buying toilet paperbut they cannot explain why they need it during the epidemic.
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