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Monday, February 1, 2021

COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning? [Nature, 29 January 2021]

Title:
COVID-19 rarely spreads through surfaces. So why are we still deep cleaning? 
 
Author:
Dyani Lewis
 
Published:
Nature, 29 January 2021
 
From the article:
The coronavirus behind the pandemic can linger on doorknobs and other surfaces, but these aren’t a major source of infection.
 
Also see:
Title: Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by fomites in real-life conditions
 
Authors: Mario U Mondelli, Marta Colaneri, Elena M Seminari, Fausto Baldanti & Raffaele Bruno
 
Published: The Lancet, 29 September 2020