How long can the new coronavirus live on a surface, like say, a door handle, after someone infected touches it with dirty fingers? A study out this week finds that the virus can survive on hard surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours, and on cardboard for up to 24 hours.
NPR: The new coronavirus can live on surfaces for 2-3 days
Workers disinfect a trolleybus after it arrived at a bus depot in Kyiv on March 12, 2020.
