The Corona virus has affected many countries around the world, and the outbreak raises concern with its spreading rate. US scientists have investigated how long the virus can be infectious in materials and air commonly used in homes and hospitals. One of the issues people are most curious about is whether the shipping packages are suitable for the spread of the virus. Research has shown that the corona virus can survive at least one day in a cardboard shipping box. Touching a virus-infected surface can infect millions of viral particles in just a few seconds. On the other hand, the most liked materials of Corona virus were observed as stainless steel and plastic. The virus can survive on these materials for at least 3 days. It can also last 4 hours on copper and about 3 hours in the air chamber. Detailed epidemiological studies will be conducted to learn exactly how the virus has spread. It is known that the Corona virus is very easy to passivate. Health officials advise people to wash their hands frequently and use alcohol-based cleaners to disinfect the surfaces. German researchers state that after cleaning a surface, 1 million viral particles can be reduced to 100 and reduce the risk of infection. The U.S. National Institute of Health compared the corona virus to SARS and found that the two microbes could survive for a similar time. SARS caused an outbreak in 2003, but it did not spread so easily. This shows that different factors play a role in the spread of Covid-19. While these causes are still not fully understood, researchers are currently trying to find out how long the corona virus can survive in snot, saliva and feces, relative to temperature and humidity.
