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According to a study published by the University of Oxford, the coronavirus can remain on the skin of humans for up to nine hours, which confirms the risk of transmission by contact.
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Researchers evaluated the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus, mixed with culture medium or upper respiratory secretions, on human skin surfaces.
SARS-CoV-2 and the influenza virus inactivated faster on skin surfaces than on others (stainless steel, glass, plastic). Survival time was significantly longer for SARS-CoV-2 and reached a survival of nine against almost two hours of the influenza virus.
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Specifically, according to the results of the research, the new coronavirus can survive on human skin, exactly, between 7.96 hours and 10.2 hours with a confidence interval of 95%.
However, the researchers also showed that, despite this survival, Exposure of the virus to 80% ethanol (alcohol) inactivated it in the first 15 seconds.
What to do?
Nothing extraordinary, but what has been said since this virus began to spread: wash hands constantly with soap and water and alternatively use disinfectants certified to clean hands and areas exposed to contact with secretions.
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