Showing posts with label research suggests the coronavirus can last three hours to seven days on surfaces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label research suggests the coronavirus can last three hours to seven days on surfaces. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

The coronavirus can live on a surgical mask for 7 days, cloth for 2 days, and paper for 3 hours.

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Adrienne Marchetti, the executive director of the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, wiping down the tables in the dining room on March 2.
 The coronavirus can live on a surgical mask for 7 days, cloth for 2 days, and paper for 3 hours. Here's how to disinfect surfaces properly.
New research suggests the coronavirus can last three hours to seven days on surfaces, depending on the material.

Here are some best practices for disinfecting common surfaces.