Australian researchers have found the virus responsible for Covid-19 can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces such as mobile phone screens or even banknotes. Results from the study "The effect of temperature on persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on common surfaces" were first published in Virology Journal. CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall told SciTechDaily.Com he hoped the new findings could help deal with hotspots where clusters continued to infect due to traces of the virus on surfaces. "We can only defeat this virus as Team Australia with the best Australian science, working alongside industry, government, research and the Australian community." Each country is conducting research on different aspects of virus survivability with the results shared as they become available.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2020 18:14 UTC