A study found that the Corona virus can remain on clothes for up to 3 days, and research conducted by De Montfort University confirmed (DMU) In Leicester, the Corona virus has survived on three fabrics commonly used in the healthcare industry, according to a newspaper report “dailystar” British scientists said that polyester poses the greatest risk of infection.
Corona remains on fabrics–
The study, led by microbiologist Dr. Katie Laird, and virologist Dr. Maitrei Shivkumar, included the addition of drops of a typical Corona virus called HCoV-OC43 – Which has a very similar structure and survival pattern to the Corona virus pattern on polyester and cotton fabrics.
Scientists said that The virus lasted for 24 hours on 100% cotton. While it remained on cotton for only 6 hours, and the university said that the government had been advised to wash all health care uniforms in hospitals according to commercial standards or by an industrial laundry.
Said Dr. Laird, chair of the Infectious Diseases Research Group at De Montfort University DMU: “When the epidemic first started, there was very little understanding of how much the Coronavirus remains on textiles, now our findings show that three of the textiles most used in healthcare pose a risk of virus transmission.
He said: “If nurses and health care workers take their uniforms home, they may leave traces of the virus on other surfaces,” continuing: Once we determined the survival rate of the coronavirus on each of the textiles, we turned our attention to determining the most reliable washing method to remove the virus..
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