New studies have shown that the new Coronavirus can survive for hours to days on various surfaces. Read the article to find out if you can get infected by touching such surfaces
According to a study from the National Institutes of Health and published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), this virus remains stable for hours to days on surfaces and in the air.
The study was conducted after depositing the virus from an infected person on surfaces that people touch commonly. They then noted the duration of the virus remains infectious on those surfaces. SARS-CoV-2 was detectable and infectious in the air for almost 3 hours and up to 2 to 3 days on plastic and steel.
The Lancet published a second study, where a droplet containing a determined number of viruses was introduced onto a surface. The results of these studies have provided crucial information about the stability of this virus and suggested that people may get infected through the air and by touching contaminated objects.