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TO the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus. However, this is possible under certain conditions, Australian scientists announced today, cited by Reuters, BTA reported.
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The Agency notes that this emphasizes the need to wash hands and maintain cleanliness in the fight against the virus (SARS-CoV-2).
COVID-19 lasts up to 28 days on stainless steel and glass bills – wear a mask wash your hands use a card to pay – (my bakery does not accept cards and then they touch the bread to wrap it I am alive by sheer miracle) https: // t.co/ofrEhzqdbM
– Ilaria Maria Sala (@IlariaMariaSala) October 12, 2020
Researchers from Australia’s National Science Agency said the coronavirus remained infected at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius on smooth surfaces such as mobile phone screens. By comparison, the influenza A virus can survive up to 17 days.
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Experiments in the laboratory have shown that as temperature increases, the length of time for which the coronavirus survives decreases. The studies were conducted in the dark, after sunlight was found to quickly kill the new virus.
The study was published in the specialized journal “Virology” (“Virology”).
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Australia is doing better than other developed countries in fighting the new coronavirus, Reuters notes. So far in the country with a population of 25 million people, about 27 thousand infected have been registered, of which 898 have died.
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The authorities of the state of Victoria, which is the epicenter of the second wave of the epidemic in Australia, announced today 15 new cases of coronavirus. The number must drop below five to ease tough restrictions in the regional capital Melbourne.
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