How long can the coronavirus survive on surfaces?
How long can the coronavirus survive on surfaces? Several studies have attempted to estimate how long the COVID-19 virus remained infectious on inert surfaces , but the figures are more complex to understand than they first appear. Is there a risk of becoming infected by touching surfaces with hands that are or have been in contact with Covid-19 patients? This is possible, based on studies that have attempted to determine the duration of "survival" of Sars CoV-2 on inanimate surfaces. But even if the risk exists, these durations should not be taken literally and should be put into perspective with the way researchers are trying to measure them. How long can the virus survive on surfaces and objects? It should be made clear at the outset that it is inappropriate to speak of the "survival" of the virus since the virus is not really "alive". "Rather, we are talking abou...