RNA can be detected in inactivated viruses (e.g. vaccines)
Thanks.
It’s interesting that they didn’t offer anything up, about the viability of the found viruses, in their study.
Looks like most studies are saying the longest it can be infectious, on surfaces, is days, but not 17 days.
Here’s an article that cites a few studies on surface particles...
...When aerosolized into fine, floating particles, the virus remained viable for three hours. On a copper surface, it was four hours, the study found. The median length of viability for the virus on stainless steel was 13 hours, and 16 hours on polypropylene, a common type of plastic....