Table 1.

Viable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 isolated from various surfaces

Settings	Sample source	Culture cell	Virus Ct (or concentration) of the swab from surface	References
Patient room	Bathroom door, bed and switch, phone, table and chair, toilet and sink	Vero E6	NA	[34]
Household	Nightstand	Vero CCL‐81	26.4	[35]
Quarantine unit	Windowsill	Vero E6	0.65 copies/μl	[48]
Patient room	Windowsill	Vero E6	>102 copies/μl	[48]
Negative‐pressure isolation rooms	Endotracheal tube, floor, bed rails, bedsheet, ambu mask/NIV, bedside table, remote controller	Vero E6	30.9‐34.3	[49]
Imported food	Frozen cod package	Vero E6	NA	[50]

Abbreviations: Ct, cycle threshold of real‐time PCR; NA, not available; NIV, noninvasive ventilation.