Coronavirus 'does not spread easily' by touching surfaces or objects, CDC says. But it still 'may be

[crickets]

10. I ask myself a question when reading this:

Is this news coming from CDC scientists who have conducted extensive lab experiments on which to base this information, or is it from the Redfield wing of the CDC who are tasked with doing whatever it takes to make trump's "open 'er up!" plans seem reasonable?

At the very same time we are being told that the virus doesn't survive on surfaces very well, the article points out that it does survive on various surfaces for hours or even days. At the same time the article touts that just because it's on that surface doesn't mean you can be infected by touching things, it also hedges by saying that you might.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has always warned that "it may be possible" to become infected with coronavirus by touching contaminated surfaces or objects.

It just "does not spread easily" in that manner...

Given the stakes, I'll keep spraying my packages and wiping down my groceries, all the doorknobs, my car on my few infrequent trips anywhere, my debit card, and myself just as I have been, tyvm.

eta: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/charlotte-woman-hasnt-left-her-house-in-three-weeks-but-tested-positive-for-covid-19/275-77707b1d-fd2f-4a36-bf3e-16beca4104c4

An epidemiologist called Brummert Tuesday, April 21 with the news: They had traced her exposure back to the keypad at the pharmacy.

Seems you can get infected from touching contaminated surfaces after all.