Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control

Azuma, Kenichi; Yanagi, U; Kagi, Naoki; Kim, Hoon; Ogata, Masayuki; Hayashi, Motoya

doi:10.1186/s12199-020-00904-2

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Table 2 Persistence of coronaviruses on surfaces and fomites

From: Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control

	Fomite	Virus	Temperature (°C)	RH (%)	Persistence	Time of complete decay	Half-life (h)	Reference
Non-porous surfaces	Plastic	SARS-CoV-2	NR	NR	3 days	4 days	6.8	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Plastic	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	4 days	7 days	11.4	Chin et al. [30]
	Plastic	SARS-CoV-1	NR	NR	3 days	4 days	7.6	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Plastic	SARS-CoV-1	21–25	NR	4 days	5 days	NR	Duan et al. [31]
	Copper	SARS-CoV-2	NR	NR	4 h	8 h	0.8	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Copper	SARS-CoV-1	NR	NR	8 h	1 day	1.5	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Stainless steel	SARS-CoV-2	NR	NR	3 days	4 days	5.6	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Stainless steel	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	4 days	7 days	14.7	Chin et al. [30]
	Stainless steel	SARS-CoV-1	NR	NR	2 days	3 days	4.2	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Glass	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	2 days	4 days	4.8	Chin et al. [30]
	Glass	SARS-CoV-1	21–25	NR	4 days	5 days	NR	Duan et al. [31]
Porous surfaces	Cloth	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	1 day	2 days	NR	Chin et al. [30]
	Cloth	SARS-CoV-1	21–25	NR	5 days	>5 days	NR	Duan et al. [31]
	Surgical mask–outer layer	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	7 days	>7 days	23.9	Chin et al. [30]
	Surgical mask–inner layer	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	4 days	7 days	9.9	Chin et al. [30]
	Paper	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	30 min	3 h	NR	Chin et al. [30]
	Tissue paper	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	30 min	3 h	NR	Chin et al. [30]
	Banknote paper	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	2 days	4 days	7.9	Chin et al. [30]
	Press paper	SARS-CoV-1	21–25	NR	4 days	5 days	NR	Duan et al. [31]
	Filter paper	SARS-CoV-1	21–25	NR	5 days	>5 days	NR	Duan et al. [31]
	Cardboard	SARS-CoV-2	NR	NR	1 day	2 days	3.5	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Cardboard	SARS-CoV-1	NR	NR	8 h	1 day	0.6	van Doremalen et al. [28]
	Wood	SARS-CoV-2	22	65	1 day	2 days	NR	Chin et al. [30]
	Wood boards	SARS-CoV-1	21–25	NR	4 days	5 days	NR	Duan et al. [31]

Abbreviations: NR not reported, RH relative humidity, SARS-CoV severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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