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Old 03-12-2020, 07:29 AM   #2274
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A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.

"Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for 42 multiple hours and on surfaces up to days," reads the study's abstract.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...217v1.full.pdf

I read this the a day or two ago and meant to post it. Not sure how long the regular old flu stays viable but this seems like a long time.
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