[Moonlighter]

I’ve heard a report that this virus can survive on a surface for up to 9 days. Can anyone confirm that?

[narses]

WHO says: It is not certain how long the virus that causes COVID-19 survives on surfaces, but it seems to behave like other coronaviruses. Studies suggest that coronaviruses (including preliminary information on the COVID-19 virus) may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. This may vary under different conditions (e.g. type of surface, temperature or humidity of the environment).

If you think a surface may be infected, clean it with simple disinfectant to kill the virus and protect yourself and others. Clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose.

[FreeReign]

I’ve heard a report that this virus can survive on a surface for up to 9 days. Can anyone confirm that?

I heard that too.

But I also heard Fauci say today that the virus would only last "minutes" on a non body part surface.

[lepton]

I’ve heard a report that this virus can survive on a surface for up to 9 days. Can anyone confirm that?

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You have probably heard that. The figures I’ve seen suggest that that is the outlier, with median a few hours. So, yes possible, but details matter, and generally unlikely.

[lepton]

Here’s a reference to the source for the “9-days” statement.

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/coronavirus-and-covid-19-everything-you-need-to-know/

How long can the coronavirus survive on surfaces?

There’s still a lot to learn about the hardiness of this particular virus, but similar members of the coronavirus family have been explored in detail, including the coronaviruses responsible for the SARS and MERS outbreaks.

Particularly notable is an article published on Feb. 6 in The Journal of Hospital Infection, which looked at a host of previous studies (22 in total) and found coronaviruses may persist on surfaces for up to nine days.

A chief concern for the public has been whether global package shipments could help spread the virus. Different materials can keep the virus alive for longer outside the body, but a range of factors needs to be taken into account when evaluating virus survival. The CDC is still investigating this but has come up with numbers for certain surfaces.

“On copper and steel it’s pretty typical, it’s pretty much about two hours,” Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, told US lawmakers on Feb. 27, according to a report by Reuters.

“But I will say on other surfaces — cardboard or plastic — it’s longer, and so we are looking at this.”