Reply To: How long will car dealers be closed due to coronavirus?

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rox
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    I can’t see the shutdown of car dealerships lasting that long. They are generally sparsely populated areas with relatively few visitors per day (as compared to a supermarket for example). Control and sanitisation measures should be easy to implement and maintain. The pressure on the government here and across Europe to get sections of the economy moving again will be unbearable as soon as this first wave subsides and the testing issues are resolved.

    You would think so but in reality no, Firstly is it essential showrooms stay open, service and parts i say yes, but showrooms no… Also the tiny droplets can live in the air for upto 3 hours. so a carrier sits in all the cars in the dealers, to check them out, then anyone who sits in those cars could get infected for next 3 hrs from just breathing the air.. prob less chance in a supermarket of catching it like that, A car is a confined, sealed enviroment and thats not even taking a car for a test drive, i done them on my own before, thats not the problem but now the car would need a deep clean before the next person get in. So would every car once a persons been in it..

    On hard surfaces it can last upto 72hrs. so even a hire car could be a problem if leased next day or 3 days later of someone who infected being in it…