Coronavirus: Latest Global Developments

Muhammad Irfan Published October 18, 2020 | 11:50 PM

Coronavirus: latest global developments

Paris, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Oct, 2020 ) :The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, say Japanese researchers, which they say shows the need for frequent hand-washing to combat Covid-19.

The pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours by comparison, says the study, published this month in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.

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