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 >
I saw some pictures of the people in China that are using Wechat Pay and guess note, there are also beggars too that are using it instead of coins or bills 
. Kind of awkward but if that is true then...... I don't know .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.
If a community are convenient enough in using a specific thing then they will just stick in using it. In this case, they are using Wechat Pay and Bitcoin isn't related there so instead of Bitcoin they will just use Wechat Pay for some reasons like faster speed and lesser fees. If there are merchants who are accepting Bitcoin or other crypto in China then good.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.
At this moment, fiat currency such as bills and coins can be a great transmitter of virus right now. The host will just cough the coin or bill in a secret place then will give it to other people so using E-payment right now that they are facing a huge problem is a good move to lessen the transmission of virus.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.