Coronavirus Surfaces

• Coronavirus can survive up to 28 days on some surfaces — but heat makes a difference: study

  How much a material was warmed had a dramatic effect on the virus' shelf life.

  Health

  Oct 11, 2020
  
• Can I try on clothes now that stores are reopening?

  Many retailers are quarantining any returns for a period of time before they're allowed back on the floor.

  Lifestyle

  May 31, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus RNA detected on cruise ship 17 days after passengers left: CDC report

  RNA from the new coronavirus was detected on surfaces aboard the Diamond Princess 17 days after passengers disembarked, a CDC report says. What does this mean? Here's what experts say.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2020
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• Stop taking children to playgrounds, playdates during coronavirus outbreak: experts

  As cases of the new coronavirus rise in Canada, health and parenting experts are urging parents to avoid playgrounds and playdates.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 20, 2020
• Coronavirus can persist on surfaces for days, in air for hours: study

  The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days, according to a new study.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2020