“Dr. Anan” reveals the results of the research. Omicron tends to stay on at least 3 types of surfaces, namely stainless steel, plastic and glass, longer than the original species for up to 7 days in humidity conditions. But on the paper surface, the virus deteriorates more quickly. Wear a mask and wash your hands often.
“Dr. Anan” reveals the results of the research. Omicron tends to stay on at least 3 types of surfaces, namely stainless steel, plastic and glass, longer than the original species for up to 7 days in humidity conditions. But on the paper surface, the virus deteriorates more quickly. Wear a mask and wash your hands often.
Dr. Anan Chongkaewwatana, virologist Director of Animal Health and Management Innovation Research Group National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotech), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Post via personal facebook Anan Jongkaewwattana stated about COVID-19 that
The results of this experiment from a research team in Hong Kong are interesting.Compare the stability of viruses. (The ability of the virus to infect) on different surface types between the omikron and the original species.
- “Stainless steel, plastic and glass” Omikron surface lasts up to 7 days.
The results showed that both strains of the virus lost their infection to some degree (about 10 times) almost as soon as they were outside the body and settled on surfaces.
but after that the differences can be seen between the species byOmikron tends to stay on at least three surfaces, stainless steel, plastic and glass, longer than the original species. Omikron appears to be stable on all 3 surfaces for up to 7 days in humidity conditions. and the temperature at which this experiment was performed. But on the paper surface, viruses deteriorate more quickly and don’t last as long.
The trials did not compare airborne viruses or aerosol, which have the possibility that omikron may stay in the air for longer. This may explain the virus’s ability to spread quickly and rapidly.
- repeat wearing a mask hand washing is still necessary
It was noted that this study used aerosol doses of 5 µL, which is much larger than that of natural aerosols. The amount of virus used is quite high.
Approximately 10 times the denaturation of the virus after adhering to a surface may cause the actual micro droplets to reduce the infectivity of the virus depending on the conditions of the released droplets. come and viral loadThe output from the infected person is usually not as high as the experiment.
Wearing a mask will also help reduce the amount of discharge. All of these factors may need to be considered in order to assess the risk… but frequent hand washing is still essential.