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Covid remains infectious for 28 days on some surfaces - study

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The virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, according to a new study.

Researchers at Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, found that the Sars-Cov-2 virus remained infectious for 28 days on smooth surfaces such as plastic banknotes and glass found on mobile phone screens.

By comparison, Influenza A virus has been found to survive on surfaces for 17 days. The study was published in Virology Journal.

CSIRO's research involved drying virus in an artificial mucus on a range of surfaces at concentrations similar to samples from Covid-19 patients and then extracting the virus after a month.

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