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willj
2283 days ago
This study [1] says it can last on surfaces for 2-3 days.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v...
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tempestn
2283 days ago
Which would be consistent with the risk being low for goods shipped from Europe or Asia to North America, right?
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Angostura
2283 days ago
That's an un peer-reviewed pre-print.
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exdsq
2283 days ago
That might be so, however there are enough names from enough reputable research centers to take it at face value. If we need to wait for printed peer-reviewed journal papers to combat an active pandemic then we might be waiting a while!
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