A study revealed that the Corona virus can live for a month on surfaces, including cell phone screens, and banknotes, as a new study found that the new Corona virus COVID-19 It can live for about a month on surfaces such as paper notes, mobile phone screens, stainless steel, etc. TimesNowNews
Researchers with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization said that the Australian National Science Agency found that the Corona virus can survive for up to 28 days on surfaces, indicating that the virus can remain contagious for much longer periods of time than is generally believed.
The researchers also found that the Corona virus COVID-19 It lives better in cold temperatures.
The study conducted at the Australian Center for Disease Preparedness (ACDPIn Geelong, Victoria, he measured the survival rates of the Coronavirus, on many common types of surfaces, the researchers performed all experiments in the dark to neutralize any effects of UV rays.
The research found that at a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, the virus can live for less than 16 hours on cotton, and for 24-48 hours on glass, steel and paper, at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, the virus was able to live on smooth surfaces, including Banknotes for 28 days.
The data presented in this study shows that the infectious corona virus can be found on non-porous surfaces, for at least 28 days in ambient temperature and humidity of 20 ° C and 50% relative humidity.
The results of the study said that increasing the temperature while maintaining humidity significantly reduced the survival of the virus to less than 24 hours at 40 degrees Celsius..
Studies recently showed that the coronavirus can remain contagious in airborne particles for more than 3 hours.
Dr Larry Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Authority, said:CSIRO “Determining how long the virus remains on surfaces allows us to predict with greater accuracy and mitigate its spread, and do a better job to protect our people. We hope this set of scientific solutions will break the barriers between us, and shift focus to dealing with hotspots of specific viruses, so that we can reintroduce Economy back on track.
The researchers believe these findings, published in the journal Virology Journal, Can help improve risk mitigation measures to prevent spreadCorona Virus COVID-19.
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