Covid-19 Medical News -- News Updates February 29, 2020

Daily Mail: Study finds that Coronavirus could survive up to NINE DAYS outside the body - but common disinfectants and higher temperatures could kill the virus

* The human coronaviruses can remain infectious on inanimate surfaces for up to nine days at room temperature
* However, they can quickly be rendered inactive using common disinfectants, and may also dissipate at higher temperatures, the authors wrote
* It is not yet clear, however, whether the new coronavirus behaves in a similar way.
* 'On copper and steel it's pretty typical, it's pretty much about two hours,' CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told US lawmakers on Thursday
* Disease experts say the new outbreak of the virus, named COVID-19, is mainly spread from person to person
* Contact with fecal matter from an infected person may also transmit the virus
* A man in Washington state has been confirmed as the first person to die from coronavirus in the United States

The coronavirus that has now killed one person in the United States is said to be able to survive up to nine days outside the human body, according to past studies.

An analysis of 22 earlier studies of similar coronaviruses, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) published online this month in the Journal of Hospital Infection, concluded that human coronaviruses can remain infectious on inanimate surfaces for up to nine days at room temperature.

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Covid-19 Medical News -- News Updates February 29, 2020

What is coronavirus and what are the symptoms? -- James Gallagher, BBC
Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks -- Al Jazeera
What happens if you catch the new coronavirus? -- Al Jazeera
How long is the coronavirus incubation period? -- DW
Coronavirus: What are the chances of dying? -- Robert Cuffe, BBC
Who is vulnerable to coronavirus? So far children appear safe from COVID-19 -- ABC News Online
Will warmer weather stop the spread of the coronavirus? -- Julia Vergin, DW
The 10 most common questions on the coronavirus answered -- Al Jazeera
‘To hell and back’: my three weeks suffering from coronavirus -- The Guardian
Coronavirus: China’s Chernobyl Or The Spanish Flu? -- Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes

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