Oh shit !

[DURHAM D]

Link to tweet

[58Sunliner]

1. Surprise. Not.

[Claustrum]

2. it also survive on surfaces for up to 3 days

[link:https://time.com/5801278/coronavirus-stays-on-surfaces-days-tests/|

[DURHAM D]

3. You are right. From The Hill article -

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OVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days.

"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," reads the study's abstract.

[dewsgirl]

4. Silver lining..some of us thought it was 9.

[uponit7771]

5. Stay away from humans

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. Here's an official paper on this subject (PDF file):

Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1

Authors:
Neeltje van Doremalen1, Trenton Bushmaker, Dylan H. Morris, Myndi G. Holbrook, Amandine Gamble, Brandi N. Williamson, Azaibi Tamin, Jennifer L. Harcourt, Natalie J. Thornburg, Susan I. Gerber, James O. Lloyd-Smith, Emmie de Wit, Vincent J. Munster

Agencies:
1. Laboratory of Virology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
2. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
3. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
4. Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
5. Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, US

Link to PDF: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1.full.pdf

Snip from Page 3:

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.

From an engineering viewpoint, this makes perfect sense: if it can exist as a vapor, it sure as hell can be an aerosol.

KY........

[crickets]

7. Thanks for the link. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. Kick