"The coronavirus survived for up to 17 days aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, living far longer on surfaces than previous research has shown.
So, the virus was "living"? Okay...
The question is - was in still infectious? Was it inactivated? RNA can be detected in an inactivated virus.
I believe that CNBC was using the word "survive" to suggest the virus was still infectious, given the tone of the article.
Maybe fake news is too strong. How about DECEPTIVE NEWS?
Or, incomplete news.
Hubby and I have been wondering about that, as well...was it still infectious, after being found (on DP) after 17 days?
I surmised it had to be, to be detected.
I could be wrong.
Here’s the actual CDC report that the news outlets (including CNBC) are getting this 17 day info from....
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm?s_cid=mm6912e3_w
The 17 day part...
....SARS-CoV-2 RNA was identified on a variety of surfaces in cabins of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infected passengers up to 17 days after cabins were vacated on the Diamond Princess but before disinfection procedures had been conducted (Takuya Yamagishi, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, personal communication, 2020). Although these data cannot be used to determine whether transmission occurred from contaminated surfaces, further study of fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2 aboard cruise ships is warranted.....
Doesn’t say, conclusively.