Despite the lack of concrete evidence on surface transmission, the WHO still maintains contaminated surfaces – also known as fomites – are a "likely mode of transmission" for COVID-19. Surfaces 'not a significant risk' for COVID-19But experts from a variety of disciplines aren't convinced, and some warn the focus on surfaces has been overblown. Emanuel Goldman, a microbiology professor at the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University, said in an article published in The Lancet journal earlier this week that the risk of COVID-19 infection from surfaces is "exaggerated." Disinfecting surfaces 'not as necessary as we thought'One of the reasons the evidence for COVID-19 infection from surfaces is lacking is because it's difficult to track through contact tracing. Goldman said misguided policy decisions from governments and businesses pushed him to speak out about the lack of evidence for COVID-19 risk from surfaces.

Source: CBC News July 11, 2020 07:52 UTC