Research says the coronavirus could linger on currency and glass

Since the start of the pandemic the global consciousness has been occupied with keeping safe from the coronavirus, with multiple studies and a multitude of scientists testing the virus to see how humans could best avoid it.

Research from Australia’s Centre for Disease Preparedness shows that the virus which causes COVID-19 is capable of surviving for upto 28 days on glass and banknotes, at room temperatures.

While most research so far points to the coronavirus spreading via direct contact with an infected person, there’s also the possibility that infected people are contaminating surfaces with fomite - particles emitting while coughing/sneezing that settle on surfaces.

Researchers found that the virus clung to non-porous surfaces as compared to porous surfaces - like cotton - and the retention times for various surfaces were mapped.

At temperatures of 30 degree Celsius, the virus stayed on paper notes for over four days, while on a polymer note it stuck for just over two days. On glass, the virus hung around for one and a half days, while on steel and vinyl it was closer to 1.7 days.