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Keep surfaces sanitised: Coronavirus survives longer on glass, plastic than on cloth & paper
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Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 05:36 PM IST
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A microscopic thin residual liquid film remains on the exposed solid parts, where the virus can still survive.
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NEW DELHI: The novel coronavirus may survive for far lesser time on porous surfaces such as paper and clothes than on impermeable surfaces like glass and plastic, a study by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay suggests.
The COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is transmitted through respiratory droplets. The virus-laden droplets also form fomite upon falling on a surface, which serves as a source for infection spread.
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