Self-disinfecting door handles are becoming reality

Tweaq Touch 1, the first self-disinfecting door handle. — Tweaq/AFP

A Swiss start-up has created a solution to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in communal buildings or businesses – self-cleaning door handles. This innovation, set to launch in 2021, could become a key tool to help curb the pandemic, as researchers have shown that the virus could remain on door handles for up to three days.

Since the onset of the pandemic, some people started using their keys or elbows to press elevator buttons or their bus pass to open door trains to limit touching potentially infected surfaces, however, traditional door handles are trickier to open with your elbow.