SCIRO, Australia’s national science agency have released a study on SARS-CoV-2’s survivability, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
The research undertaken at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDC) in Geelong shows it can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces including banknotes, glass – such as that found on mobile phone screens - and stainless steel.
ACDC deputy director Dr Debbie Eagles said it remained infectious 10 days longer than Influenza that lasted 17 days on similar experiments.