New virus-research says Covid-19 can live on plastics and metals for 3 days

Coronavirus Update: Corona virus has affected most countries around the world. Corona virus cases in India increased to 167 on the evening of Thursday 19 March (coronavirus update in India), where efforts are being made to prevent the disease and prevent it. At the same time, continuous research is being done to understand the behavior and activation of the corona virus.

A recent study has said that corona virus can live up to 3 days , this study was conducted by the US National Institute of Health. Which, has now been made fully public. This study tried to understand how long the new corona virus can live on a surface or in the air. However, further research is still required in this direction.


Some of the main points of this study are-

  • The new corona virus can live up to 72 hours in the air on surfaces such as plastic and stills.
  • It was found active for 4 hours on copper. Whereas, it was active for 24 hours after being transferred on the card board (cardboard).
  • In aerosols, it remained active for 3 hours.

New corona virus remains active on plastic for several hours:

This study pointed out that the transfer of the new corona virus is possible through objects such as aerosols. One researcher stated that the virus could be found active for several hours in aerosols. Whereas, it can be present on certain surfaces or objects for several days. Also Read – A ray of hope aroused by Corona virus, cured patients can play a big role

Based on these points, it can be said that Kovid can be the cause of 19 Similar to the virus SARS-Coronavirus-1 (SARS-CoV-1), the new virus SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) can spread rapidly in places like the hospital. Where, an infected person can act to give infection to many people.