The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment has stated that the course of transmission of the Corona virus is by what is known as a spray infection, but the infection remains by contact with contaminated surfaces theoretically possible.
The German Institute experts explained that this spray infection is carried out by releasing the virus in the air from an infected person to another healthy person through coughing, sneezing or even breathing, indicating the possibility of infection by contacting contaminated surfaces, and theoretically the virus can be transmitted in this way, but the duration Keeping the virus active on rooftops is not settled yet.
A study - not yet documented - stated that the Corona virus remains a few hours on materials such as copper, and about 24 hours on cardboard, and remains for two or three days on steel and plastic.
This means that if an infected person coughs on one of the surfaces, touches another person and then touches his face, he may also be injured, and it is best to be careful and careful to clean by washing hands well with water and soap, as the soap contains substances that dissolve the fatty material that surrounds the virus and works on Kill him, especially while on the move and when shopping, taking care not to touch the face. The German Institute added that ensuring hygiene also does not make it as far away from others as possible, and this is the best protection against spray infection, and thus also against the Corona virus.
German Institute:
«Being clean is not necessary to move as far away from others as possible.