The invention relates to a covering (1) for objects, in particular in public facilities and/or means of transportation, for preventing the transmission of infections, the covering being made of covering material, in particular having a virucidal and/or virostatic and/or bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic and/or fungicidal and/or fungistatic effect, wherein the covering material is intended to be applied externally to surfaces (2) of objects. According to the invention, the covering material is flexible and can be adapted to the outer shape of the object.