Summary: New research finds that the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces. Scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome \ncoronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three \nhours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to\n two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The results provide \nkey information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19\n disease, and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air\n and after touching contaminated objects. The study information was \nwidely shared during the past two weeks after the researchers placed the\n contents on a preprint server to quickly share their data with \ncolleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The NIH scientists, from the National Institute of Allergy and \nInfectious Diseases’ Montana facility at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, \ncompared how the environment affects SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, which \ncauses SARS. SARS-CoV-1, like its successor now circulating across the \nglobe, emerged from China and infected more than 8,000 people in 2002 \nand 2003. SARS-CoV-1 was eradicated by intensive contact tracing and \ncase isolation measures and no cases have been detected since 2004. \nSARS-CoV-1 is the human coronavirus most closely related to SARS-CoV-2. \nIn the stability study the two viruses behaved similarly, which \nunfortunately fails to explain why COVID-19 has become a much larger \noutbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The NIH study attempted to mimic virus being deposited from an \ninfected person onto everyday surfaces in a household or hospital \nsetting, such as through coughing or touching objects. The scientists \nthen investigated how long the virus remained infectious on these \nsurfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The scientists highlighted additional observations from their study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \nfindings affirm the guidance from public health professionals to use \nprecautions similar to those for influenza and other respiratory viruses\n to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus Date: March 17, 2020 1st Source: NIH\/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 2nd Source : www.sciencedaily.com Summary: New research finds that the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces. 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The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine<\/em>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n