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  3. health.clevelandclinic.org › how-long-willHow Long Will COVID-19 Survive on Surfaces?

    How long COVID-19 lasts on surfaces depends on the material, temperature and more. Viruses tend to live longer on hard surfaces like doorknobs and railings.

  4. www.verywellhealth.com › how-long-does-covid-liveHow Long COVID-19 Lives on Surfaces and Fabrics (in Days)

    Jan 26, 2024 · Because of the many variables that influence virus survival, the virus that causes COVID-19 may be able to live on surfaces anywhere from 30 minutes to as long as seven days, according to a 2023 review of studies in Transbound Emerging Diseases.

  5. www.nationalacademies.org › based-on-science › covidHow long does coronavirus live on surfaces? | National Academies

    Apr 22, 2020 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that contact with a surface that has SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, on it has less than a 1 in 10,000 chance of causing an infection. 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 ...

  6. www.webmd.com › covid › how-long-covid-19-lives-onSurface Cleaning and COVID-19: What You Should Know - WebMD

    Dec 26, 2022 · The length of time varies. Some strains of coronavirus live for only a few minutes on paper, while others live for up to 5 days.

  7. www.cdc.gov › coronavirus › 2019-ncovHow Coronavirus Spreads | CDC

    • Food
    • Drinking Water
    • Natural Bodies of Water
    • Wastewater

    There is no evidence to suggest that handling food or consuming food can spread COVID-19. Follow foodsafety guidelines when handling and cleaning fresh produce. Do not wash produce with soap, bleach, sanitizer, alcohol, disinfectant, or any other chemical.

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    There is also no current evidence that people can get COVID-19 by drinking water. The virus that causes COVID-19 has not been detected in drinking water. Conventional water treatment methods that use filtration and disinfection, such as those in most municipal drinking water systems, should remove or kill the virus that causes COVID-19.​

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    There are no scientific reports of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreading to people through the water in lakes, oceans, rivers, or other natural bodies of water.

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    Genetic material from the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in untreated wastewater(also referred to as “sewage”). There is no information to date that anyone has become sick with COVID-19 because of direct exposure to treated or untreated wastewater. Wastewater treatment plants use chemical and other disinfection processes to remove and de...

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  8. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditionsFight coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission at home - Mayo Clinic

    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.

  9. www.nih.gov › news-events › news-releasesNew coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces | National ...

    Mar 17, 2020 · The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine.