The COVID-19 pandemic has overburdened healthcare facilities and medical professionals around the world. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are more susceptible to the infection due to continuous proximity with COVID-19 patients. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be detected on different surfaces in a contaminated site, making it necessary to access and understand the stability and viability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions. This article illuminates the results reported by a recent study conducted by Chin et al.
on the stability of SARS-CoV-2. Stability Study at varied Temperatures The stability of SARS-CoV-2 at varied temperature was assessed by incubating the virus in a transport medium for 14 days, with final concentration ~6·8 log unit of 50% tissue culture infectious dose (TCID 50 ) per mL. Infectivity was checked at different…
