TheTeapot Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, war baby said: Now here is a question I can't find answered anywhere; how long after an infected person has been in a room is it safe to enter? As one who was born in the first half of the last century, I am keenly interested to discover the answer. Never, you can never go in that room again. You'll have to board it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, war baby said: Now here is a question I can't find answered anywhere; how long after an infected person has been in a room is it safe to enter? As one who was born in the first half of the last century, I am keenly interested to discover the answer. https://www.wired.com/story/how-long-does-the-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces/ How long does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, last on surfaces we touch every day? Potentially several hours, or even days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Original Source: Abstract HCoV-19 (SARS-2) has caused >88,000 reported illnesses with a current case-fatality ratio of ~2%. Here, we investigate the stability of viable HCoV-19 on surfaces and in aerosols in comparison with SARS CoV-1. Overall, stability is very similar between HCoV-19 and SARS-CoV-1. We found that viable virus could be detected in aerosols up to 3 hours post aerosolization, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel. HCoV-19 and SARS-CoV-1 exhibited similar half-lives in aerosols, with median estimates around 2.7 hours. Both viruses show relatively long viability on stainless steel and polypropylene compared to copper or cardboard: the median half-life estimate for HCoV-19 is around 13 hours on steel and around 16 hours on polypropylene. Our results indicate that aerosol and fomite transmission of HCoV-19 is plausible, as the virus can remain viable in aerosols for multiple hours and on surfaces up to days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxberry Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, war baby said: Now here is a question I can't find answered anywhere; how long after an infected person has been in a room is it safe to enter? As one who was born in the first half of the last century, I am keenly interested to discover the answer. As Chinahand says above, it's generally about 18 hours on plastic but could be longer. So it's on everything you buy you in the supermarket if the staff are infected It's boomergeddon. All the UK deaths have been over 60s so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 56 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: Luxury. We had t'use dock leaf. But we wuz lucky... posh git, we only had ginny nettles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 44 minutes ago, war baby said: Now here is a question I can't find answered anywhere; how long after an infected person has been in a room is it safe to enter? As one who was born in the first half of the last century, I am keenly interested to discover the answer. clean that room with two of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war baby Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Well, thanks for the helpful info. It seems I may as well wish you all farwell now. You will miss me when I'm gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxberry Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Farwell Edit: If you're that concerned, self isolate yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
display name Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, war baby said: You will miss me when I'm gone. Nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, war baby said: Well, thanks for the helpful info. It seems I may as well wish you all farwell now. You will miss me when I'm gone. who said that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Neil Down said: posh git, we only had ginny nettles... What's wrong with a gorse bush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, GD4ELI said: What's wrong with a gorse bush? they're an absolute bastard to wrap around the toilet roll holder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 That is why we had gorse mills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 29 minutes ago, war baby said: Well, thanks for the helpful info. It seems I may as well wish you all farwell now. You will miss me when I'm gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampsterkahn Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Social behavior has been changed by Covid-19. Where in company, a cough might have been useful to hide a fart ,it is probably now more acceptable the other way round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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