Goldman E. Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites. Lancet Infect Dis 2020; 20: 892–93—In this Comment, the third sentence of the third paragraph should have said “By contrast, one study found human coronavirus 229E to survive for only 3–6 h (depending on the surface tested)…”. This correction has been made to the online version as of July 30, 2020.
. 2020 Jul 30;20(9):e215. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30627-7
Correction to Lancet Infect Dis 2020; 20: 892–93
Issue date 2020 Sep.
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This corrects the article "Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites" on page 892.