COVID-19 by touching a treadmill or a menu.While it is technically possible to catch the novel coronavirus by touching a contaminated surface and then touching your mouth or nose, scientists increasingly agree that it’s pretty unlikely, outside of specific environments.“I never say zero, and I never say 100,” said Dr.
Sumon Chakrabarti, Infectious Diseases physician at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga. “But it’s extremely low risk.” Toronto, Peel Region move into Stage 3 of reopening on Friday “It is a mode of transmission, but maybe not as important as we previously thought,” said Dr.
Susy Hota, medical director of infection prevention and control for the University Health Network in Toronto.Early on in the pandemic, Hota said,.