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If the findings are confirmed, people’s risk of infection rises beyond that of being coughed or sneezed on, or touching contaminated surfaces and transferring the virus to their mouth, nose or eyes.The study found that the virus, when suspended in droplets of five micrometres or less , could stay in the air for up to three hours , before dropping on to surfaces.
They found it could survive for up to three days on plastic and up to two days on steel, which is why cleaning and disinfecting surfaces regularly is a priority. Virus contamination on copper surfaces lasted for up to four hours.“attempted to mimic virus being deposited from an infected person on to everyday surfaces in a household or hospital setting, such as through coughing or touching objects”, the NIH said.
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