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		Rapzid on March 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GM’s CEO Offers to Make Ventilators in WWII-Style ... I think the absolute risk must be low for surface transmission. Otherwise we'd just be getting our coronavirus from the grocery store and deliveries?

vvanders on March 19, 2020 [–]

From what I've seen it survives 2-3x less on cardboard[1] compared to plastic/metal. Probably a vector, but less likely than hard surfaces.

That said the best way to not transmit it is to shut down non-essential services and focus on flattening the curve.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-lon...

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