Concerned about future home releases

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Troy73

That’s not entirely true. If viruses couldn’t live outside of living cells we wouldn’t need to disinfect surfaces that come into contact with them. The lifespan outside of the body may be as much as 2-3 hours on surfaces. Packages move from person to person to person before you get it.

The COVID-19 virus can live for the following amount of time on surfaces and in the air according to the National Institutes of Health:

"The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel."

"The results provide key information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects."

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news...hours-surfaces