Elevator rules against coronavirus


Due to coronavirus, measures have increased in public living areas such as apartments, offices, hotels and sites. Taking into account the experts' suggestions, citizens try to continue their daily lives by maintaining social distance with their neighbors and colleagues. In most of the business centers and houses that keep hygiene rules strict, disinfection and cleaning works are carried out periodically. Despite the measures taken, elevators are at the top of the places where social distance cannot be maintained. Citizens who quarantine themselves, especially in multi-storey buildings, continue to use elevators as common areas when going to the market or going to work places. Experts underline that simple measures to be taken in the use of elevators are of great importance to prevent the spread of the virus. Ankara Chamber of Medicine Board Member Dr. Gülgün Kıran, "First of all, elevators should not be used except for mandatory situations, ladders should be preferred" and listed the points to be considered as follows:

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