Why you are LESS likely to catch COVID-19 from clothes and soft furnishings than other objects
is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It can also be contracted from touching objects contaminated with coronavirus. Soft surfaces like clothes, pillows and Doonas are least likely to carry the virus. Researchers have confirmed contamination lives on these fabrics for 24 hours. Washing laundry at 56°C or hotter and tumble drying clothes will kill the virus. The virus dies also on clothes and cushions sooner than on hard surfaces.
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