(engadget) The virus that causes COVID-19 can stay active on smooth surfaces like smartphones, metal surfaces and paper money for much longer than the flu virus, according to researchers from Australia’s national science agency. They found that it can remain viable for up to 28 days, albeit in a very controlled environment. Under the same conditions, the influenza virus remains … [Read more...] about Research Finds Coronavirus Can Survive on Phone Screens for 28 Days
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(JAMA) Since February 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to at least 200 000 deaths in the US and 1 million deaths worldwide. These numbers probably underestimate COVID-19 deaths by 50%, with excess cardiovascular, metabolic, and dementia-related deaths likely misclassified COVID-19 deaths.1 In this issue of JAMA, Woolf and colleagues1 update their … [Read more...] about Mental Health Disorders Related to COVID-19 Related Deaths
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COVID-19 Can Survive up To 28 Days on Phone Screens and Money, New Research Shows
(Fortune) Researchers from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have found that the COVID-19 coronavirus can survive on certain surfaces—such as banknotes and phone screens—for up to 28 days, roughly seven times longer than previous experiments suggested. “These findings demonstrate SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious for significantly longer time periods than generally … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Can Survive up To 28 Days on Phone Screens and Money, New Research Shows