Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

Ratnesar-Shumate, Shanna; Williams, Gregory; Green, Brian; Krause, M; Holland, Brian; Wood, Stewart; Kyle Bohannon, J.; A. Boydston, Jeremy; Freeburger, Denise; Hooper, Idris; Beck, Katie; J. Yeager, John; A. Altamura, Louis; Biryukov, Jennifer; Yolitz, Jason; Schuit, Michael; Wahl‐Jensen, Victoria; Hevey, Michael; Dabisch, Paul

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa274

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Simulated Sunlight Rapidly Inactivates SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • May 16, 2020

Authors:

Shanna Ratnesar-Shumate

Gregory Williams

Brian Green

Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 is stable on surfaces for extended periods under indoor conditions. In the present study, simulated sunlight rapidly inactivated SARS-CoV-2 suspended in either simulated saliva or culture media and dried on stainless steel coupons. Ninety percent of...

Subject

Sunlight

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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