How long the nCOV 19 will survive on surface?
Posted: 07 Mar 2020, 11:40
I am medical student who is volunteering for covid -19 camps.I would like to know if the infection spreads through surface contact?
A new analysis found that the virus can remain viable in the air for up to 3 hours, on copper for up to 4 hours, on cardboard up to 24 hours and on plastic and stainless steel up to 2 to 3 days.
According to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Princeton, and the University of California, Los Angeles,
They found that it remained virulent on surfaces for a lengthy period: from up to 24 hours on cardboard to up to two or three days on plastic and stainless steel.