Q: Are higher temperatures more likely to cause loss of infectivity in #SARS_COV_2?
A: The team at @hkumed incubated the virus and observed how long it would take for it to lose infectivity at different temperatures. #COVID19 #KnowTheFacts
A: The team at @hkumed incubated the virus and observed how long it would take for it to lose infectivity at different temperatures. #COVID19 #KnowTheFacts
Q: Are disinfectants effective in causing #SARS_COV_2 to lose infectivity?
A: The @hkumed team tested a wide variety of different disinfectants and found that all the following were effective in causing viruses to lose infectivity after 5 minutes of use. #COVID19 #KnowTheFacts
A: The @hkumed team tested a wide variety of different disinfectants and found that all the following were effective in causing viruses to lose infectivity after 5 minutes of use. #COVID19 #KnowTheFacts
For more on the study by Professor Leo Poon, Professor Malik Peiris of @hkumed & others. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(20)30003-3/fulltext">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/...