New research is changing what we know about the coronavirus and surfaces.
, which could wipe off the virus. In addition, the virus particles were suspended in a substance meant to simulate mucus, but it differed in key ways, according to Ron Eccles, former director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University in the UK."Fresh mucus is aas it contains lots of white cells that produce enzymes to destroy viruses and can also contain antibodies and other chemicals to neutralize viruses," he told BBC.
Rougher or more porous surfaces like cotton seem to be less hospitable to the coronavirus, according to the CSIRO study; the virus's persistence was shown to be"significantly shorter than on non-porous surfaces," like glass and stainless steel. The March study, meanwhile, found that the virus lasted just one day on cardboard and four hours on copper.
Yes, you can pick up virus particles from surfaces, but experts agree that you're more likely to catch COVID-19 by inhaling it through respiratory droplets."What we're seeing empirically, clinically, with contact tracing, is that COVID is
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