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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe novel coronavirus can likely live up to 96 hours on phone screens
Some DUers have been asking about how long the virus survives on a surface. This article was published yesterday. The figures are based on how long other coronaviruses survive, SARS in particular.
Source: Quartz
The novel coronavirus can likely live up to 96 hours on phone screens
Times for survival of SARS:
Maximum time SARS-coronavirus can live on various surfaces at room temperature
The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is a close relative of SARS and likely has a similar lifespan on surfaces.
Surface Hours
Plastered wall 36
Formica (laminate material on counter tops) 36
Plastic 72
Stainless steel 72
Glass 96
In theory, itd be pretty easy to pick up the novel coronavirus from your phone screen. If someone coughed or sneezed near your phone on your morning commute while you were scrolling through social media, you could inadvertently touch that droplet and then touch your nose or mouth.
More at link: https://qz.com/1810508/covid-19-can-likely-live-up-to-96-hours-on-your-phone/
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)And I do it again every couple three hours.
Tucker08087
(621 posts)We also need the truth. What kills this virus? Alcohol? Bleach? Does it need to be left alone to die without a host?
This information is critical. Only scientific facts can prevent the spread of this virus and eventually (hopefully) beat it.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)and internationally. Lots of people. I am regularly washing hands with hot water and soap in at least a 20 sec wash. This takes lots of effort and keeping hands away from face. We do not realize the number of times our hands go to our face for an itch or just resting head, until we pay attention. And now when we hear a cough, everyone looks at that person, lol. Last night I was helping someone and a young one cough. I looked at her and said, corona virus? She said, no. Something stuck in her throat. It was funny. I had another customer in there when I wiped down and we discussed it. I had just pulled out to wipe again, when he walked in. Told him to really, not take it personally. So a chuckle there. I had just read about the first case in our area about an hour away.
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LiberalArkie
(15,703 posts)wipe off the excess. Been doing that for 20 years. It also makes a fantastic room deodorizer.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)electronics/screen cleaning/sanitizing and won't damage those surfaces. Take that, COVID-19! Thanks,
didn't know that about room deodorizer.
LiberalArkie
(15,703 posts)the perfume smell. Get a fin spray bottle and lint will fall from the air.