Disinfecting at Auschwitz

I get that it might be necessary to help prevent the spread of the CoronaVirus, but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, along with a provocative headline.

The entrance to the Auschwitz concentration camp memorial museum now has a disinfectant station installed there. Anyone wishing to enter must undergo a cleansing to be disinfected.

From what I can gather, nobody needs to stand there naked and be blasted with a high-pressure stream of water. Rather, you walk through an electronic gate, sort of like when going through airport security, or to enter a mall, but this gate is not a metal detector. Instead of dinging at the loose change in your pocket it exterminates whatever germs might be on the person.

The Auschwitz Museum issued a statement that they are proud to be the first museum in the world to implement this new innovation, at a time when tourism is struggling, to ensure the security and health of the visitors and workers. This will be an important step toward the reopening of the museum.
source: Ynet

Way to go Auschwitz. It makes sense and seems totally perfect that they were the first to put this idea into effect...

 

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