COVID-19 Can Survive For At Least 3 Days On Phone Cases And Subway Poles, Study Finds

One of the most pressing question now regarding COVID-19 is how the virus manages to transmit so fast between people.

US researchers found out that Coronavirus can survive for at least three days on stainless steel and plastic. The virus can cling on cardboard boxes usually used for delivery for one day.

This means strap-hanger poles on subways and hospital equipment might be the vectors for transmitting the disease.

However, at this point, scientists cannot conclude that inanimate objects can help the virus spreads. One thing we can be sure now is when people with COVID-19 sneezes or coughs, aerosols and droplets are sprayed into the air and infected other people.

The researchers conclude that Coronavirus likes plastic and stainless steel best where they can survive and be contagious after three days or even more. The virus can remain in an air chamber for three hours but it can only linger on copper for four hours.

While further studies are needed to have a more conclusive result, we can be sure at this point that your cell phone case and boxes delivered to you can have Coronavirus on the surface.

This is why health authorities advise people to wash their hands regularly to eliminate any chance of getting the virus by touching public surfaces.

Researchers have compared COVID-19 to SARS and found out that the two types of viruses linger around for similar amount of time, but the Coronavirus spreads at a faster pace. This means there are other factors contributing to the speed of contagion.

The scientists are now conducting tests to determine whether the virus can live in spit, fecal matter, or snot, as well as the effect of humidity and temperature on it.

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