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COVID-19 virus can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces, study finds
LOS ANGELES - From the moment you wake up and turn off your morning alarm, you can come into contact with many surfaces: your phone, your computer, door handles — the list goes on.A recent study uncovered new information about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it behaves on surfaces, revealing that the virus can survive on surfaces for significantly longer than previously thought.In the study, published in Virology Journal, Australian researchers dried a droplet of fluid containing the virus at concentrations similar to levels observed in infected patients on six common small test surfaces and left it for up to 28 days.RELATED: Man who fought COVID-19 for months now faces lingering side effectsThe surfaces used in the