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Apr 4, 2024 · The COVID-19 virus also can spread if people touch their eyes, noses or mouths after touching a surface with the virus on it. Without cleaning and disinfection, the COVID-19 virus may stay on surfaces from hours to days. But the risk of COVID-19 through contact with infected surfaces seems low.
Apr 22, 2020 · Studies have been conducted looking at how long SARS-CoV-2 can stay viable—able to cause an infection—on surfaces. They found that, depending on the type of surface, the virus can survive from hours to several days.
Apr 29, 2020 · A few studies have been performed on how long the new coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, can live on surfaces. The virus persists the longest on plastic and stainless steel surfaces.
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Mar 24, 2020 · Scientists found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be detected in aerosols for up to three hours and on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for up to three days.
Mar 14, 2020 · They found that it remained virulent on surfaces for a lengthy period: from up to 24 hours on cardboard to up to two or three days on plastic and stainless steel. It also remained...
May 15, 2020 · Coronavirus can survive on plastic, stainless steel and countertops as a functional and infectious virus for up to three days (72 hours), the longest of all the materials. This is the...
Mar 20, 2020 · At this time, expert estimates are that the virus may live on a surface anywhere from a few hours to up to nine days, depending on the type of surface, as well as the surrounding temperature and environment.
