All over the world, workers are soaping, wiping, and fumigating surfaces with an urgent sense of purpose: to fight the coronavirus. But scientists increasingly say that there is little to no evidence that contaminated surfaces can spread the virus.
As per report, in crowded indoor spaces like airports, the virus that is exhaled by infected people and that lingers in the air is a much greater threat.
However, handwashing with soap and water for 20 seconds or sanitizer in the absence of soap is still encouraged to stop the virus’s spread. But scrubbing surfaces does little to mitigate the virus threat indoors, experts say, and health officials are being urged to focus instead on improving ventilation and filtration of indoor air.
Dr. Kevin P. Fennelly, a respiratory infection specialist with the U.S. National Institutes of Health stated, “In my opinion, a lot of time, energy, and money is being wasted on surface disinfection and, more importantly, diverting attention and resources away from preventing airborne transmission.”
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