Mary Wilson
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By Jeff Ehling
Monday, July 13, 2020 2:46PM
You may be surprised to learn coins are becoming harder to find thanks to COVID-19.
"When you start disabling the way people spend money, I am telling you, that is going to create more of an issue than a lot of these other things that are going on," Kenny Duncan Jr., the general manager of U.S. Coins & Jewelry said.
Duncan says pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters are becoming harder to come by for banks and retailers because of COVID-19.
... However, new research suggests coronavirus may be able to live on the surface of coins and currency for quite some time.
"They did find that in metals specifically, it can survive up to two days and in paper and currency, about 30 minutes," Dr. Luis Ostrosky, an infectious disease expert at UT Health said.
Ostrosky says it's a good idea to clean your hands after touching money.
https://abc13.com/coin-shortage-us-pandemic-covid-19-change-coins/6315280/
Monday, July 13, 2020 2:46PM
You may be surprised to learn coins are becoming harder to find thanks to COVID-19.
"When you start disabling the way people spend money, I am telling you, that is going to create more of an issue than a lot of these other things that are going on," Kenny Duncan Jr., the general manager of U.S. Coins & Jewelry said.
Duncan says pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters are becoming harder to come by for banks and retailers because of COVID-19.
... However, new research suggests coronavirus may be able to live on the surface of coins and currency for quite some time.
"They did find that in metals specifically, it can survive up to two days and in paper and currency, about 30 minutes," Dr. Luis Ostrosky, an infectious disease expert at UT Health said.
Ostrosky says it's a good idea to clean your hands after touching money.
https://abc13.com/coin-shortage-us-pandemic-covid-19-change-coins/6315280/