Traces of coronavirus were found in cruise ship cabins 17 days after they were vacated
TRACES of coronavirus have been found on a contaminated cruise ship 17 days after passengers left, a new study has found.
However, the study could not confirm whether this meant the virus could be transmitted from the surfaces to people, depending on it's survivability. "Although these data cannot be used to determine whether transmission occurred from contaminated surfaces, further study of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 aboard cruise ships is warranted."Previous studies found the virus survived for much shorter times, depending on the surface they were located on.
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