But what’s the real risk of catching COVID-19 from a germy surface or object? Social media sites and some news outlets suggested the agency had downgraded its warnings and that surface transmission was no longer a worry. The CDC subsequently issued a news release to clarify that indirect contact from a contaminated surface — what scientists call fomite transmission — remains a potential risk for catching COVID-19. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. “I believe the CDC is right when it says that surface transmission is not a dominant one,” Chudnovsky said.

Source: bd News24 May 28, 2020 23:37 UTC