The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) recently published a study conducted by researchers for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. As per their research, aerosolised coronavirus can be active for up to three hours in the air and longer than that on surfaces like fabric, steel, plastic, etc. So what precautionary measures should you follow to prevent transmission of the new coronavirus through high-contact surfaces in your house and place of work? Read on to know more.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, conducted a research to study the transmission of aerosolised coronavirus onto surfaces in a regular household and hospital settings, the duration for which it remains viable on different material, and if it lingered in the air. [1]. Led by Dr. Vincent Munster, the researchers discovered that the virus was active for up to,

• 2 to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel
• 24 hours on cardboard
• 4 hours on copper