Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19
Posted by Daniel H on March 25, 2020, 11:46 am
It has been known for a long time that cash is a vector for colds and flu etc. This makes sense, kind of like money distancing. "Governments and startups on the continent are implementing measures to shift a greater volume of payment transactions toward mobile money and away from cash — which the World Health Organization flagged as a conduit for the spread of the coronavirus". https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/25/african-turns-to-mobile-payments-as-a-tool-to-curb-covid-19/ Source Wash your hands and your cash?
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Posted by Ron Smith on March 25, 2020, 11:58 am, in reply to "Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19"
While traveling in Zimbabwe, I traded $4USD for 2,000,000 Zimbabwe Dollars. My guide said that I overpaid, but I wanted some for souvenirs. He added, that I should probably wash them because of where the money is stored while out in the bush. | ----------------
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