* THE CLEAN TROLLEY EMITS A FINE MIST THAT CAN KILL ANY VIRUS ON SUPERMARKET TROLLEYS * VIDEO SHOWS THE SIMPLE PROCESS OF PASSING TROLLEY STACKS THROUGH LIKE A CAR WASH * THE PORTABLE DUTCH

DEVICE HAS ALREADY HAD SUCCESS AT EUROPEAN SUPERMARKETS  * HERE’S HOW TO HELP PEOPLE IMPACTED BY COVID-19 By JONATHAN CHADWICK FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:21 EDT, 21 May 2020 | Updated:

10:26 EDT, 21 May 2020 A 'car wash' for supermarket trolleys that emits an anti-viral spray could help the UK avoid a second coronavirus spike.   The mobile 'Clean

Trolley' contraption, which is has already been distributed in mainland Europe, can make 30 trolleys virus-free in less than under 30 seconds.    Trolleys are easily moved through the

next customer.  The contraption could be key to reducing the infection rates at busy supermarkets, which are being heavily relied upon during lockdown.  Scroll down for video   Clean

Trolley was invented in the Netherlands and is being distributed in Britain by Lancashire-based company Wilkinson Mobile Catering.  The company claims the machine is more thorough and

efficient than the current method of a retail assistant wiping the trolley bar handle by hand.  The head of the company told MailOnline he believes the system supermarkets currently have

deployed so far is 'woefully inadequate'.  'We have seen fears and potential huge spikes from a second wave of this virus, and things are very uncertain and unknown at the

moment,' said Mike Wilkinson, managing director of Wilkinson Mobile Catering.    'They are commonplace on the continent, especially in Germany where COVID-19 cases are a small

fraction of what they are in the UK.  'It makes sense for supermarkets across our country to think ahead and start using such products right now. 'To ensure all surfaces are

rendered virus-free instantaneously, we feel this is the best solution for supermarkets going forward.'  Clean Trolley can be stationed in the car parks of medium to large supermarkets

and shopping complexes and operated by one employee. The supermarket staff member can stack up as many as 30 trolleys and push them through the device, which uses a food safe virucidal

chemical mix.   The portable trolley wash requires a garden hose to emit the spray, as the chemical mix needs to become atomised with water to produce a fine mist. Clean Trolley contains the

virucide in a 10-litre container and is mixed with water at a ratio of up to one to 400, meaning it should easily last a full day's operation, and the viral mix can be reordered for

£30.    Wilkinson said the Clean Trolley will take anything that is portable, but not electrical, including wheelchairs and hospital beds. It could also be set up at airports to kill any

remnants of the virus that are left behind on small and non-electrical ground support equipment or baggage trolleys, as an example.  Any object handled by a large amount of people in a short

amount of time that could spread the coronavirus inadvertently could benefit from Clean Trolley.       The company said the vapour it uses has been approved by the Department for

Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, meaning it is safe to use.  Despite many enquiries from overseas – India in particular – UK health and safety regulations mean middle managers at

supermarkets have been unable to authorise the company to demonstrate the trolley on a commercial basis in supermarkets.   'At the moment we have hit a brick wall in the UK potentially

due to the hierarchical management structure we have over here,' Wilkinson said. 'Given the importance now attached to clean shopping spaces, Clean Trolley would be a vital boost

in the effort to promote public hygiene and limit the spread of COVID-19,' Wilkinson said. Wilkinson Mobile Catering plans to donate 10 per cent of any profits to the charities fund for

the NHS.  The company also manufactures portable hand wash stations, which are popular in supermarkets overseas, the company said.  CORONAVIRUS CAN SPREAD ON SURFACES  Coronavirus could

spread on surfaces, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. There is evidence that the coronavirus 'can also be spread via fomites - when the virus survives on inanimate

surfaces for a short period of time,' said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, a member of the WHO's emergency committee on the outbreak. This is a concern for hospitals, where patients coming

to be diagnosed and treated for coronavirus may touch chairs, tables, beds, railings and much more. The virus that causes COVID-19 is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on

surfaces, according to a study from National Institutes of Health.  Scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to

three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.  The results provide key information about the stability of

SARS-CoV-2 and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects.   To protect yourself, keep at least 2 metres from others and disinfect

frequently-touched surfaces.  Clean your hands thoroughly and often and avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose.