Given the ease with which the coronavirus COVID-19 is spread from person to person, the only alternative we have to take care of our health is to take extreme hygiene measures.
In addition to washing hands thoroughly and frequently, it is necessary to disinfect places of repeated contact, such as tables, doorknobs, handles, switches, keyboards, telephones, toilets, water taps, screens and counters, among others. But How long does the coronavirus survive on different surfaces?
Researchers of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Montana, USA, analyzed the ability of the coronavirus to remain in different materials. The results can be of great help in knowing which places require the most attention. by disinfecting the home or workplaces.
In their study, published on Medrxiv, experts analyzed the stability of COVID-19 on surfaces and compared it to SARSCoV-1, the coronavirus most closely related to the new virus.
What they found was that the virus can survive about four hours on copper surfaces and up to 24 hours on cardboard. About plastic and stainless steel, it can last up to three days.
Health authorities and researchers urge the population to disinfect high contact surfaces with specialized products or with alcohol, following the instructions provided by the manufacturers and use gloves.
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