New research on Coronavirus Covid-19 reveals that the virus can last up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel objects and surfaces.
In the recent study — conducted by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UCLA and Princeton University, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine — scientists shed light on how the Coronavirus Covid-19 spread onto surfaces through coughing and touching and the lifespan of the virus on different surfaces.
Here are the lifespan of the coronavirus (Covid-19) on different surfaces.
The study reveals that the virus can last;
- up to three hours in aerosols (liquid droplets in the air, from coughs or sneezes)
- four hours on copper
- 24 hours on cardboard.
- up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel
“The results provide key information about the stability of [the virus] and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects,” reads a press release from NIH.
