The new coronavirus, COVID-19 has been detect in 204 countries and more than 1000k+ people are suffering from this virus all over the world. The World Health Organization (WHO), says the current situation had officially turned into a universal pandemic.
While the spread of this virus seems global, everyone needs to follow protective measures like Cleaning, disinfection & sanitizing against the corona virus. With this pandemic, several coronavirus cleanup services and Home Disinfection Service has begun.
What virus cause this pandemic COVID-19?
According to the South Morning China Post, in Nov.17.2019, 55 years old person from Hubei province in China have found with an unknown disease. With the increase of infected people, doctors and scientists have found that a novel coronavirus was causing this disease (COVID-19).
This coronaviruses comes with a large family of viruses that cause illness to animals or humans. As of now, researchers know that the new coronavirus is spread, from person to person through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes dropped in to several surfaces such as from air, cardboard, plastic and steel, copper, wood, aluminum and glasses, etc.
How long new coronavirus live on surfaces?
The researchers afterward in new coronavirus studies tested that, this virus can survive intact on surfaces for anywhere up to 72 hours depending on the surface.
Down below we have listed the live time of coronavirus depends on the surface.
- Metal:
-The virus stays up to 5days in things or place like doorknobs, iron gates, jewelry, silverware or anything made using metals.
- Wood:
-It can survive up to 4-7 days on wood surfaces like furnitures.
- Plastics:
-On the plastic surface, virus can stay up to 2-3 days. So the plastic containers such as packaging like milk containers and detergent bottles, plastic bags and elevator buttons, subway and bus seats may contain the virus.
- Stainless steel:
-Things like refrigerators, pots and pans, sinks, some water bottles have made of stainless steel. This virus lasted longest, seven days, on stainless steel.
- Cardboard:
-Stays up to 24 hours
- Copper & Aluminum:
-The virus remained viable on copper for about four hours & on aluminum for 2 to 8 hours.
- Glass
-The virus stays up to 5 days, in all kind of glass like drinking glasses, measuring cups, mirrors, windows
- Food & water
Coronavirus hasn’t been found in food or drinking water. But it’s still better to wash fruits & vegetables and also drink filtered water.
What We Can Do?
To reduce the chance of getting affected or spreading the coronavirus, you can clean and disinfect all surfaces and objects in your home and office. Professional disinfecting services & Home Disinfection Service has stated to prevent this pandemic. So it’s our duty to follow targeted disinfection guidelines.