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The Australian National Scientific Agency suggests that SARS-Cov-2 can survive much longer on surfaces than previously thought.
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain on surfaces such as banknotes, telephones and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers cited by the BBC say.
Previous laboratory studies have found that SARS-Cov-2 can survive two to three days on banknotes and glass and up to six days on plastic and stainless steel.
But the latest investigation by Australian agency CSIRO found that the virus survived for 28 days on surfaces such as mobile phone screens, plastic banknotes and paper, when it was kept at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. , which means roughly at room temperature.
By comparison, the flu virus can survive under the same circumstances for 17 days.
The experiments were conducted in the dark, because ultraviolet light was shown to destroy the virus, writes the cited source.
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