Coronavirus - survival on surfaces
Surface risk, NY Times
How Corona spreads
OK to check your mail
NEJM article, MedRXiv
Journal of Hospital Infection
BBC worklife
The mechanism of inactivation is unclear. Is it oxidation, radiation, heat, dehydration?
There are no clear studies of how and to what extent natural surfaces are dosed by touching.
There is no data on how much virus one acquires by touching a contaminated surface.
There are no clear examples of anyone infected by surface touching.
Highly touched surfaces such as door handles are potentially most problematic.