Swabs find self serve as germy as a public toilet

A Sunday-Mail investigation has found self-serve check-outs, trolleys, tables and escalators remain covered in high levels of bacteria despite the pandemic forcing Queenslanders to seriously consider their own personal hygiene. Worryingly, a widespread move to use self-serve check-outs to limit contact with supermarket workers may be doing more damage than good. Of the ten locations tested by The Sunday-Mail, a self-serve checkout at a major supermarket recorded the highest level of bacteria.
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