Timeline for Have there been any studies on how long COVID-19 remains infectious on various types of cloth?
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| S May 21, 2020 at 9:25 | history | suggested | I likeThatMeow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 20, 2020 at 13:00 | vote | accept | Sedumjoy | ||
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| May 19, 2020 at 0:23 | answer | added | Graham Chiu | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 16, 2020 at 20:36 | comment | added | got trolled too much this week | "Someone would have to spray large droplets through talking — a spit talker — coughing or sneezing for them to land on our clothes. The droplets have to be large enough that they don’t follow the streamlines.” So, if you’re out shopping and somebody sneezes on you, you probably do want to go home, change and shower. But the rest of the time, take comfort that your slow-moving body is pushing air and viral particles away from your clothes, a result of simple physics." | |
| May 16, 2020 at 20:35 | comment | added | got trolled too much this week | "Studies show that some small viral particles could float in the air for about half an hour, but they don’t swarm like gnats and are unlikely to collide with your clothes. “A droplet that is small enough to float in air for a while also is unlikely to deposit on clothing because of aerodynamics,” said Linsey Marr, an aerosol scientist at Virginia Tech. “The droplets are small enough that they’ll move in the air around your body and clothing.”" | |
| May 16, 2020 at 20:35 | comment | added | got trolled too much this week | Probably not studied directly, but it has been mentioned by analogy in some articles (NYT): "Should I change my clothes and shower when I come home from the grocery store? For most of us who are practicing social distancing and making only occasional trips to the grocery store or pharmacy, experts agree that it’s not necessary to change clothes or take a shower when you return home. [...]" | |
| May 15, 2020 at 19:32 | history | asked | Sedumjoy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |