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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I found two interesting links on BBC</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><br>Coronavirus: More myths to ignore<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/51979410/coronavirus-more-myths-to-ignore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.bbc.com/news/av/51979410/coronavirus-more-myths-to-ignore</a> <br>At 1:00 briefly discusses that Sars and Mers can survive on hard surfaces can survive for several days.<br><br>Coronavirus: Six of President Trump's claims fact-checked<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51818627" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51818627</a> <br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, March 22, 2020, 11:33:47 PM PDT, Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
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<div>Quoting Paul Zander (<a shape="rect" href="mailto:paulz@ieee.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paulz@ieee.org</a>):<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> Is there any data on how long the virus can survive on a hard surface?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">_Some_ data. In controlled testing, it lasted longest on plastic surfaces<br clear="none">(compared to stainless steel, copper, and cardboard): On plastic,<br clear="none">viable virus was detected up to 72 hours after application, but in<br clear="none">greatly reduced concentration.<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Separately from that one, there was also a study of longevity of the<br clear="none">closely related original SARS (aka SARS-CoV-1) and MERS viruses from a<br clear="none">few years ago, suggesting they might survive on surfaces for on the<br clear="none">order of five days. It's arguable by the close relation of the new<br clear="none">virus to the old ones that its longevity ought to be similar.<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701</a>(20)30046-3/fulltext<div class="ydpd509a4c5yqt7265280823" id="ydpd509a4c5yqtfd17992"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">conspire mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:conspire@linuxmafia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conspire@linuxmafia.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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