- Authorities advise people to stay 1-2 metres apart, but researchers found that a bus passenger infected fellow travellers sitting 4.5 metres away.
- Despite authorities in many countries stating, that face masks are of no use to common people, the scientists highlighted in their research the importance of wearing face masks because of the length of time the virus lingers in the air.
- It can survive in plain air for 30 minutes and may travel more than 4 metres.
- In closed environments with air-conditioning it may travel much further. When riding in closed public transportations, such as subways, buses, planes, trains you should wear a face mask at all times.
*It can last for days in respiratory droplets on surfaces. Unsuspecting people might touch it and rub it into their faces.
- The time the virus lasts on surfaces depends on temperature, but it stays active for two days in temperatures as high as 37°C (98°F). It may last even longer in lower temperatures.
- Virus survives in bodily fluids and fecal matter for up to 5 days.
- Washing your hands regularly with soap and multiple times every day is of the upmost importance. Wash it every time you leave a public area and enter your private domicile!
Source: South China Morning Post
