It is important to be fully informed: Below are evidence-based references pointing to the need for practical compliance of handheld device sanitation in clinical care facilities.

RESEARCH ARTICLES

How Long Will Corona Virus Live On Surfaces & In The Air, By Apoorva Mandavilli, Published March 17, 2020 Updated March 24, 2020 www.nytimes.com
How the Virus Spreads www.cdc.gov
Coronavirus www.uchicagomedicine.org
Fox News, Madeline Farber reports:” Measles cases the highest in the United States since the 1990’s” says CDC / April 24, 2019

www.futurism.com These germs are growing on your cell phones 1/15/2015, Blundy, R: Surrey University study
www.statefoodsafety.com the dirty cell phone: The Seattle Times , 2018 the article by Abrams, A.
www.nlm.nih.gov Global study of bacterial flora on cell phones of Healthcare worker and non-healthcare workers
www.scielo.br by Graveto, JM. 2018 ; Cell phone usage by health personnel : preventive strategies

Times magazine: Health Research 8/23/2017, Your cell phone is 10x dirtier then your toilet, article by Abrams, A.
Elsevier: Clinical Microbiology and Infection vol.22 issue 5, May 2016 pgs.453-ei-456e6 contamination of healthcare workers’ cell phone/epidemic viruses
Nasal Colonization & Bacterial contamination of cell phones carried by medical staff in the OR, CH Chang. May 2017