Coronavirus can "survive on some surfaces for up to 28 days"
According to Australian researchers, bank ATMs, digital payment machines in stores, and check-in machines at airports are among the things that can be effective in the spread of the coronavirus.
A number that has surprised and astonished many researchers and scholars; the number 28. A number of Australian researchers, conducting research on the stability and preservation power of the coronavirus, have announced that the virus can survive on some objects and surfaces for up to 28 days under certain conditions.
Debbie Eagles, deputy director of the Australian Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "The coronavirus can survive for up to 28 days on some surfaces, such as glass and mobile phone screens, at 20 degrees Celsius, which is typical indoor temperatures."
According to the results of this research, extending the lifespan of the virus on glass is one of the most important discoveries of these Australian researchers.
According to these researchers, bank ATMs, digital payment machines in stores, and check-in machines at airports are among the things that can be effective in the spread of the coronavirus.
In other words, these devices are used daily by many people without being cleaned regularly.
The results of this study, conducted by Australian researchers from the C-SIRRO scientific department, have been published in the Journal of Virology (a specialized journal of virology).
The role of light and sunlight
In addition to the right temperature, light is also one of the things that can affect the lifespan of the coronavirus. For example, researchers have conducted their research on the lifespan of this virus in the dark.
They believe that sunlight can quickly destroy the virus. Previous research has shown that the coronavirus can survive on plastic objects and steel surfaces for up to three days.
While the coronavirus is said to have a 28-day survival rate, similar research on the lifespan of the influenza virus has shown that it can survive for 17 days. Therefore, researchers have discovered the "hardiness" of the coronavirus compared to other viruses.
This is despite the fact that, according to research by the German Institute for Risk Assessment, no cases of coronavirus infection through contact with contaminated objects have been reported. Even last week, Klaus Reinhardt, president of the German Doctors' Association, called the constant cleaning of surfaces to combat the spread of coronavirus unnecessary and useless.
