National Institutes of Health found that the virus can live “in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard, and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel.”

More recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studied cruise ships, including the Diamond Princess, and found that “SARS-CoV-2 RNA was identified on a variety of surfaces in cabins of infected passengers up to 17 days after cabins were vacated on the Diamond Princess but before disinfection procedures.”

Experts agree that thorough and frequent handwashing, as well as following best practices on disinfecting and cleaning surfaces, are the best steps to prevent the spread of the virus.

Resources

CDC Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Homes and Residential Communities
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 Control and Prevention
CDC Interim Recommendations for US Households with Suspected/Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019
FDA on Food Safety and the Coronavirus
WebMD on Pets and the Coronavirus

https://www.cdc.gov/
CDC Coronavirus Resources

1969 – A global audience watched on television as Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong took his first step onto the moon. As he stepped onto the moon’s surface he proclaimed, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” – inadvertently omitting an “a” before “man” and slightly changing the meaning. Michael Collins did not walk on the Moon; instead, he orbited the lunar surface during that first Moon landing, keeping vigil over Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as they walked the surface below.

Source: on this day, wiki

Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery.

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