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CSIRO finds virus can survive on common surfaces for up to four weeks – The New Daily
The virus that causes COVID-19 can linger on everyday surfaces for up to four weeks, new research by Australia’s national science agency has revealed.
The virus that causes COVID-19 can linger on everyday surfaces for up to four weeks, new research by Australia’s national science agency has revealed.
At 20 degrees Celsius, which is about room temperature, SARS-CoV-2 can survive for at least 28 days on stainless steel, vinyl, plastic banknotes and glass such as that found on mobile phone screens the CSIRO found.
It can linger on cotton for less than 16 hours at 40 degrees Celsius and up to two weeks at 20 degrees Celsius.
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