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Windguy
05-14-2020, 04:53 PM
I've collected data on how long COVID-19 lasts on various surfaces from seven sources and tabulated them. They don't agree 100%, so I added another column for the worst value. You can see the table in this Google Sheet:
COVID-19 SurfaceRetention - Google Sheets (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rVcQOAnR9zjoJwK6xRTKCxu1B5jUKSe1c_Gd6PetB_Y/edit?usp=sharing)

LiverpoolWalrus
05-14-2020, 05:27 PM
How Coronavirus Spreads | CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-covid-spreads.html)

Excerpt: “It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes. This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about this virus.”