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Covid-19 lives on these types of clothes for up to three days, scientists discover

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Covid-19 can survive on clothing and transmit to other surfaces for up to 72 hours, a new study has found.Research carried out by De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester looked at how coronavirus behaves on three fabrics most commonly used in the healthcare industry.Polyester was found to pose the highest risk of spreading the Covid-19, with infectious virus still present after three days that could transfer to other surfaces.On 100% cotton, the virus lasted for 24 hours, while on polycotton it only survived for six hours.The study involved adding droplets of a model coronavirus called HCoV-OC43 – which has a very similar structure and survival pattern to that of Sars-CoV-2 which causes Covid-19 – to the three fabrics.Lead microbiologist.

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