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. 2020 May 6;10(4):386–390. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2020.04.020

Table 2.

Infection Capability of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 for Different Materials.

Materials SARS-CoV-1
SARS-CoV-2
Infection capability Duration Infection capability Duration
Aerosol 104.3 to 103.5 TCID50 3 h 103.5 to 102.7 TCID50 3 h
Plastic 103.4 to 100.7 TCID50 72 h 103.7 to 100.6 TCID50 72 h
Stainless steel 103.6 to 100.6 TCID50 48 h 103.7 to 100.6 TCID50 48 h
Copper no viability 8 h no viability 4 h
Cardboard no viability 8 h no viability 24 h

TCID, Tissue Culture Infective Dose.