You can catch Covid from this surface for three days, according to the study
This can encourage you to your laundry game, because Covid can live on tissues for three days.
According to disease control and prevention centers (CDC),COVID-19 [FeminineIt is believed that it spread mainly by the close contact of the person to the person, including between people who are physically close to each other. However, they note that it can also be spread by airborne transmission and less generally, by contact with contaminated surfaces. Previous searches have determined that the life of the virus depends on the type of surface it lands. And now, a new study reveals that Covid-19 can survive a surprisingly long period on which we all come into contact with endless times a day. Read it to find out what it is-and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these Without signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Covid-19 can live on tissues for three days, a new study finds a new study
According to the study conducted by scientists from the University of Montfort Leicester (DMU) in the United Kingdom, the virus that causes Covid-19 can live on tissues - including clothing or furniture that can accommodate up to three days . Polyester gave the greatest life virus, more than 72 hours, while it could survive on cotton for a day and a poly-cotton for six hours. For their experience, scientists have used a coronavirus model called HCOV-OC43-which has a structure and survival structure very similar to that of SARS-COV-2-add droplets to different textiles.
"When the pandemic started starting, there was very little understanding of the coronavirus crown could survive on textiles," Dr. Katie Laird, head of theResearch Group on Infectious DiseasesAt DMU, explains in a press release on the University's website.
"Our results show that three of the textiles most commonly used in health care pose a risk of transmission of the virus. If nurses and health workers take their uniform at home, they could leave traces of the virus on D other surfaces. "
The good news? The researchers determined that soap and hot water-153 degrees Fahrenheit (67 degrees Celsius) can effectively clean the 100% cotton fabric. The bad? Most washing machines are only up to 130 degrees. Since only hospital machines can get this hot, Dr. Laard suggests that hospital staff leaving their uniforms at work and transporting them there.
"This research has strengthened my recommendation that all uniforms of health care should be washed on the spot in hospitals or in industrial laundry," she said. "These washing methods are regulated and nurses and health workers do not have to fear potentially the virus home."
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