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Coronavirus: Smartphones could be acting as 'Trojan horses' for deadly bug, study warns

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Smartphones could be acting as ‘Trojan horses’ for coronavirus, a new study has warned. Researchers from Bond University have warned that phones can host a staggering cocktail of live germs, including the coronavirus, and are urging the public to regularly decontaminate their devices.

In the study, the team reviews 56 studies, and found that golden staph and E.Coli microbes were among the most common bugs on phones.

Dr Lotti Tajouri, who led the study, described smartphones as ‘five-star hotels with premium heated spas, free buffet for microbes to thrive on’.

He added: “They have temperature control, we keep them in our pockets, we are addicted to them. “We talk into them and deposit droplets that can be full of viruses, bacteria - you

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