Previous reporting found the novel virus lasted up to 3 days on some surfaces. Today a report says the CDC found live virus on surfaces of the Princess cruise ship 17 days after passengers departed. This is a huge difference between previous assertions. It would be good to get some more scientific input on the disparity. It seems incredible a virus can live for over 2 weeks on any surface.
The coronavirus survived for up to 17 days aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, living far longer on surfaces than previous research has shown, according to new data published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The virus “was identified on a variety of surfaces in cabins of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infected passengers up to 17 days after cabins were vacated on the Diamond Princess but before disinfection procedures had been conducted,” the researchers wrote, adding that the finding doesn’t necessarily mean the virus spread by surface
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