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marlakay

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19. I never stopped wiping down the groceries

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Sun Oct 11, 2020, 01:29 PM

Oct 2020

Glad I didn't.

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More bad news for preventing coronavirus infections... [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 OP

The biggest problem is droplets and aerosols because the amounts are greater flamingdem Oct 2020 #1

ATM buttons and checkout? Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #2

I put mine in a safe, and then don't touch it for 30 days. 634-5789 Oct 2020 #4

And gas pumps. intheflow Oct 2020 #5

I would suggest washing our money MagickMuffin Oct 2020 #8

Freezing doesn't kill the virus, it makes it last longer. LisaL Oct 2020 #9

It Does Neither ProfessorGAC Oct 2020 #11

"Don't know if that kills the bugs, or just contaminates the fudgsicles." Iggo Oct 2020 #23

sugar free fudgsicles are my go to Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #33

Use a dryer shelf, on high for 25 mins. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #25

I think freezing only slows down the rate of growth, rather than killing either virus or bacteria Hekate Oct 2020 #49

A trust inspiring talking head on CNN pointed out that those... LAS14 Oct 2020 #3

Yeah, it's really two different questions William Seger Oct 2020 #24

I'm still wiping down or using good old Sol on every item coming into the house... Hugin Oct 2020 #6

Also, our virologist neighbor (friend of Fauci, former head of.. LAS14 Oct 2020 #7

Yes. And these tests are extremely sensitive. gristy Oct 2020 #10

The actual journal article linked to from the BBC page explains how the researchers controlled for Hugin Oct 2020 #14

Thanks for posting that link. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #17

Thanks for that link. gristy Oct 2020 #18

The convergence of the cold weather, Coronavirus, and the onset of yearly,.. magicarpet Oct 2020 #12

Alive is different from alive in quantities sufficient to be infectious Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #13

Yes. Concentration, concentration, concentration. Nitram Oct 2020 #39

I swear, the "latest" news 2 weeks ago said "surfaces schmurfaces, don't worry about that" Leghorn21 Oct 2020 #15

It is not really spinning. Scientists test hypotheses. Sometimes a test shows that a virus lives on Nitram Oct 2020 #40

I got a promo code on a Breo Box so I ordered it. A deluxe "Phone Soap" was included in it. catbyte Oct 2020 #16

I never stopped wiping down the groceries marlakay Oct 2020 #19

is there any evidence at all that virus from the surfaces has infected humans? AlexSFCA Oct 2020 #20

Most people who are infected cannot prove without a doubt how it happened.. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #32

First thing I bought - even before a mask - was a Home Soap (super large version of the phone soap) Native Oct 2020 #21

i am not worried about surfaces. airborne. i have not changed much. more hand washing. wear a mask. pansypoo53219 Oct 2020 #22

1) Takes ideal conditions, 2) a few viruses don't form an infectious load. Do not panic or get upset Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #26

Exactly!. Well said Bernardo. Nitram Oct 2020 #38

Vast majority of the article is experts calling bullshit on the study greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #27

Wipe down those groceries, especially the tops of cans! And never drink from an unwashed soda can. colorado_ufo Oct 2020 #28

+1 Hugin Oct 2020 #50

God is angry with us. OneBro Oct 2020 #29

The half life is the more important number Warpy Oct 2020 #30

Thank you for this perspective. Your background matters on this. KentuckyWoman Oct 2020 #43

I wear nitrile gloves every time I leave the house and sanitize them when I get home BamaRefugee Oct 2020 #31

Tune in next week when another study will contradict this one BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #34

They won't. Warpy Oct 2020 #35

True. The air is not a supportive environment for the virus. Nor will it survive being swallowed Nitram Oct 2020 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #47

I'm not convinced surfaces are very significant factor in everyday life. In a factory or workplace Nitram Oct 2020 #36

Agree with you but I would add.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #45

Agreed. At Harris Teeter, where I go grocery shopping, they wipe down the handle of every Nitram Oct 2020 #51

Thank you for the reminder. KentuckyWoman Oct 2020 #41

If the virus could spread easily from counters or paper money, everyone in NYC would be infected. Yavin4 Oct 2020 #42

is... myohmy2 Oct 2020 #44

COVID-19 is the disease, while SARS-CoV-2 is the actual virus particle. Some quotes.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2020 #48

K&R UTUSN Oct 2020 #46