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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...

Coronavirus: a Russian disinformation campaign would agitate the Web      According to European diplomats, the Kremlin is trying to use the crisis to sow chaos and discord within Europe through rumors and misinformation .      Are Russian trolls taking advantage of the pandemic to distill their information poison? According to the European Union, the answer is yes.      According to a report of analysis carried out by its diplomatic staff, and recovered by Reuters, the Russian media would have set in motion a "major disinformation campaign" to aggravate the impact of the coronavirus, generate panic and sow mistrust in Western countries.      According to the nine-page document, the campaign is spreading false information in English, Spanish, Italian, German and French.      "The primary objective of the Kremlin's misinformation is to worsen the public health crisis in Western countries (...) in line with the Kre...