{"id":25922,"date":"2020-07-20T16:58:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T06:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safetytransformations.com.au\/?p=25922"},"modified":"2020-07-23T16:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T06:03:11","slug":"how-long-does-covid-19-survive-on-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safetytransformations.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/07\/20\/how-long-does-covid-19-survive-on-surfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"How long does COVID-19 survive on surfaces?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A cigarette lighter caused 4 cases of COVID-19. How?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Picture this situation: It’s a normal workplace. In the smoking area a cigarette lighter is left in the middle of the table for anyone to use. And several people do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This simple act of touching a lighter caused four Melbourne people to catch coronavirus COVID-19 in late June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These people didn’t break any social distancing rules – they weren’t even in the area at the same time. But just touching the lighter transferred the virus to multiple people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This example shows how critical it is to wash our hands and disinfect surfaces to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on recent studies, here’s how long this virus survives on different types of surfaces:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plastics: 3 – 7 days<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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