7 Common Items That Increase Your Risk of Catching Coronavirus

4. Wallet or purse

“A woman’s purse is usually in her direct possession, meaning that it is frequently exposed to your respiratory droplets,” according to Jamil Abdurrahman, MD, and Idries Abdurrahman, MD.

“Add to this the fact that most people touch their purse and wallet multiple times a day, and the fact that the things in your purse and wallet are often touched by multiple people, and you have items that are very high risk for carrying and transmitting the COVID-19 virus,” he explained.

Wallets and purses are most likely to pick up germs if we think about how they are placed. They end up on a chair, a table, or even on the ground. Any of these places could be contaminated with the virus particles from the last person who touched them.