Mississippi is one of the poorest places in the US. It's got problems akin to a third world country.
Now what? I'm sure you think that's a rhetorical question, but today is your unlucky day because I've spent the last 19 years getting healthier while the world says it cannot be done and generally acts like a butt to me.
Now we actively create a world where public bathrooms aren't health hazards to use at all. I propose we get Walmart to write that handbook. Their bathrooms are generally pretty damn good and there are lots of establishments where I don't want to set foot in their restroom.
Now we create a world where it's normal to call ahead or order online and pick-up instead of dining out or milling about waiting for our order because we all just showed up and then ordered.
Now we create cultural norms where you don't blow your nose at the god-damned conference table or restaurant table, jebus.
Now we create cultural norms like bowing instead of shaking hands.
Now we create architectural standards like using copper for stair rails because it's antimicrobial.
Making people a prisoner of their homes while our economy gets flushed down the toilet isn't our only option. That assumption is ignorant on the face of it. There's always more than one way to solve a problem.