No, that's THESE guys.
Posted on 02/27/2020 7:41:54 PM PST by 11th_VA
Some coronaviruses can linger on surfaces for up to 9 days
... how long can the new coronavirus linger on surfaces, anyway? The short answer is, we don't know. But if this new coronavirus resembles other human coronaviruses, such as its "cousins" that cause SARS and MERS, it can stay on surfaces — such as metal, glass or plastic — for as long as nine days, according to a new study. (In comparison, flu viruses can last on surfaces for only about 48 hours.)
In the new study, researchers analyzed several dozen previously published papers on human coronaviruses (other than the new coronavirus) to get a better idea of how long they can survive outside of the body. The authors found that these coronaviruses can linger on surfaces for over a week but that some of them don't remain active for as long at temperatures higher than 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius). The authors also found that these coronaviruses can be effectively wiped away by household disinfectants.
For example, disinfectants with 62-71% ethanol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite (bleach) can "efficiently" inactivate coronaviruses within a minute, according to the study. "We expect a similar effect against the 2019-nCoV," the researchers wrote,
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I heard 2 seconds in direct sunlight.
Man, this machine just keeps on humming.
I think the answer very much depends, on the temperature.
HOT while uncomfortable, seems to limit the length of time, a surface can be contaminated.
Hot being 40 centigrade and above.
Though 30 starts to have to same results, but takes much longer.
(I think)
Well, that will make me glad (for once) that summers here in Texas are like living in an oven.
I’m so tired of this sh!t.
Curse on YOU.
Does Lysol do it? I’ve always used some sort of Clorox cleaner, but many people use Lysol for this type of thing....
No, that's THESE guys.
I saw pictures on TV of officials spraying something on walls and floors in airports and public places. I have no idea what it is they are spraying. One would think it’s something like Lysol or bleach but it’s a good question I’ve been wondering myself.
You would think they would douse the inside of every plane and airport gate with that stuff between flights.
Was thinking about this question today...WHAT CAN BE USED TO KILL THE VIRUS on surfaces, etc??? Anybody know for sure??
Buy Lysol
Colloidal silver
I read an interview w/ a P&G spokesman which stated since companies don’t have access to samples of the novel coronavirus19, they can’t say “this product kills it” They can only go buy what kills similar viruses to this new one.
I remember when Lhassa fever was running through countries that it was found to survive 15 minutes in boiling water. Yikes!
Typical chemo-bio decon. Add a little more bleach works well on pathogens.
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
I understand virus lives longer on metal and plastics and much less on fabrics and wood surfaces. Seems a bit counterintuitive.
Source? Direct high power UV sterilization is greater than 2 seconds.
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