{"id":7023,"date":"2020-05-21T16:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T23:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2021-03-19T16:07:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T23:07:14","slug":"simulated-sunlight-rapidly-inactivates-sars-cov-2-on-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/21\/simulated-sunlight-rapidly-inactivates-sars-cov-2-on-surfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"34\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">imulated sunlight rapidly in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">activates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s suspended in simulated saliva,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0culture\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">media<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dried on stainless steel surface<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. 99% of infectious virus was inactivated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6.8 minutes in saliva and 14.3 minutes in culture med<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These findings indicate e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">xposure risk may var<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">between indoor and outdoor environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ratnesar<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">-Shumate et al. (May 20, 2020). Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces. The Journal of Infectious Diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/infdis\/jiaa274\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/infdis\/jiaa274<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simulated sunlight rapidly inactivates\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 that\u00a0is suspended in simulated saliva,\u00a0culture\u00a0media, and\u00a0dried on stainless steel surfaces. 99% of infectious virus was inactivated\u00a0after\u00a06.8 minutes in saliva and 14.3 minutes in culture media.\u00a0These findings indicate exposure risk may vary\u00a0between indoor and outdoor environments.\u00a0 Ratnesar-Shumate et al. (May 20, 2020). Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces. 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