An-Najah News - Nablus - Chinese scientists at the University of Hong Kong have found the temperature in which the emerging corona virus stays on surfaces, and the relevant data has been published on the specialized medical medRxiv portal.

The scientists pointed out that the coronavirus remains very stable for a long time at a temperature of about four degrees in the absence of any sterilization, and its viability starts decreasing after 14 days.

Experts also added that the period during which the coronavirus can remain resilient on the surface of different objects is as the following: on paper for three hours, on clothing and treated wood lasts for two days, on glass it lives up to four days, and on plastics up to 7 days.

The scientists called for the complete sterilization of medical masks, as scientists noted that the virus could settle on the outer surface of medical masks for up to seven days.

It is noteworthy that more than 570 thousand infections were recorded in the world, and more than 26 thousand people died, after the World Health Organization announced on March 11 that the outbreak of the corona virus emerging turned into a pandemic.