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Scientists have determined the temperature which provokes the coronavirus activation

09 April 2020 | News | Therapy

Hong Kong University specialists determined the temperature at which the coronavirus infection becomes especially active. 

The highest virus activity was recorded at a temperature of about +4 ° C. Under such conditions and in the absence of disinfection, the activity of COVID-19 decreases only after two weeks. The virus is not able to endure higher temperatures, it is deactivated for five minutes at +70° C.

RT reports that was also found out that the virus can remain on paper for about three hours, on clothes and processed wood - up to two days, on glass - up to four days, while the virus remains on plastic for up to seven days.


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