The duration of the coronavirus in the air can be increased by 10 times.This was stated by a member of the Scientific Committee for Combating Coronavirus of the Turkish Ministry of Health, Professor Ates Kara, a lecturer at the Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Qadin.Net reports.
"We said the virus was affected by heat and sunlight," he said. In the past, he lost the potential for infection if he stayed on the table for maybe 1-2 minutes or even 30 seconds. Now this process can take up to 5 minutes due to the winter season.
Let's say I have a virus. When I spoke at the table or coughed, the virus could not survive for a minute. Now it can stay alive for 10 minutes. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to hand hygiene, "said the professor.