I watched a Youtube video last night about the food merchants in some of the markets in Wuhan and I noticed that most of them are using electronic payment methods to pay for goods. < Wechat Pay >
Ok, it is not Bitcoin, but if more merchants using Fiat currency can switch over to Bitcoin, you might see less infections. The reason for this is simple, because the Corona virus can be transmitted from person to person via cash being used on a daily basis.
People can also do online payments with Bitcoin to avoid handling physical cash and thus avoiding infection. It can also prevent people from being infected from a host of other viruses and bacteria that can survive for days on physical coins and notes.
This is just one more reason for people to move away from physical payment methods and shifting to a cash-less financial system in the future.
Lol, you should have just said that they should switch to accepting online payment. I heard that a lot of people have chosen to be working from home instead of going to work there, but its not every work that can be done from home so most of them will still have to go to work and find ways to protect themselves from getting affected.Ok, it is not Bitcoin, but if more merchants using Fiat currency can switch over to Bitcoin, you might see less infections. The reason for this is simple, because the Corona virus can be transmitted from person to person via cash being used on a daily basis.
People can also do online payments with Bitcoin to avoid handling physical cash and thus avoiding infection. It can also prevent people from being infected from a host of other viruses and bacteria that can survive for days on physical coins and notes.
This is just one more reason for people to move away from physical payment methods and shifting to a cash-less financial system in the future.
I am seriously hoping that they find a way to stop this once and for all. And yes they should be making use of electronic money right now like Bitcoin as that would help them not to regularly be in contact with cash and stay safe.