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. 2020 Oct 9;2:100047. doi: 10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100047

Table 1.

Persistence of coronaviruses on different types of inanimate surfaces. Reference to the studies are available in the original article Ref. Kampf et al. [5]. Reprinted from Ref. Kampf et al. [5] with permission from Elsevier. © 2020 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. (License Number: 4911580724359).

Type of surface Virus Strain/isolate Inoculum (viral titer) Temperature Persistence
Steel MERS-CoV Isolate HCoV-EMC/2012 105 20 ​°C 48 ​h
MERS-CoV Isolate HCoV-EMC/2012 105 30 ​°C 8–24 ​h
TGEV Unknown 106 4 ​°C ≥28 ​d
TGEV Unknown 106 20 ​°C 3–28 ​d
TGEV Unknown 106 40 ​°C 4–96 ​h
MHV Unknown 106 4 ​°C ≥28 ​d
MHV Unknown 106 20 ​°C 4–28 ​d
MHV Unknown 106 40 ​°C 4–96 ​h
HCoV Strain 229E 103 21 ​°C 5 ​d
Aluminium HCoV Strains 229E and OC43 5 ​× ​103 21 ​°C 2–8 ​h
Metal SARS-CoV Strain P9 105 RT 5 ​d
Wood SARS-CoV Strain P9 105 RT 4 ​d
Paper SARS-CoV Strain P9 105 RT 4–5 ​d
SARS-CoV Strain GVU6109 106 RT 24 ​h
SARS-CoV Strain GVU6109 105 RT 3 ​h
SARS-CoV Strain GVU6109 104 RT <5 ​min
Glass SARS-CoV Strain P9 105 RT 4 ​d
HCoV Strain 229E 103 21 ​°C 5 ​d
Plastic SARS-CoV Strain HKU39849 105 22°-25 ​°C ≤5 ​d
MERS-CoV Isolate HCoV-EMC/2012 105 20 ​°C 48 ​h
MERS-CoV Isolate HCoV-EMC/2012 105 30 ​°C 8–24 ​h
SARS-CoV Strain P9 105 RT 4 ​d
SARS-CoV Strain FFM1 107 RT 6–9 ​d
HCoV Strain 229E 107 RT 2–6 ​d
PVC HCoV Strain 229E 103 21 ​°C 5 ​d
Silicon rubber HCoV Strain 229E 103 21 ​°C 5 ​d
Surgical glove (latex) HCoV Strains 229E and OC43 5 ​× ​103 21 ​°C ≤8 ​h
Disposable gown SARS-CoV Strain GVU6109 106 RT 2 ​d
SARS-CoV Strain GVU6109 105 RT 24 ​h
SARS-CoV Strain GVU6109 104 RT 1 ​h
Ceramic HCoV Strain 229E 103 21 ​°C 5 ​d
Teflon HCoV Strain 229E 103 21 ​°C 5 ​d

MERS ​= ​Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; HCoV ​= ​human coronavirus; TGEV ​= ​transmissible gastroenteritis virus; MHV ​= ​mouse hepatitis virus; SARS = Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; RT ​= ​room temperature.