Virus latency (or viral latency) is the ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant (latent) within a cell, denoted as the lysogenic part of the viral life cycle. A latent viral infection is a type of persistent viral infection which is distinguished from a chronic viral infection. Latency is the phase in certain viruses' life cycles in which, after initial infection, proliferation of virus particles ceases. However, the viral genome is not fully eradicated. The result of this is that the virus can reactivate and begin producing large amounts of viral progeny (the lytic part of the viral life cycle) without the host becoming reinfected by new outside virus, and stays within the host indefinitely.
Virus latency is not to be confused with clinical latency during the incubation period when a virus is not dormant.
This is quite interesting question!!
latency in COVID-19 is no found i.e. not enough evidence yet. If latency exists then this virus will remain in circulation forever!! This is too early to talk about this in relation to COVID-19. It'll take some time as the epidemic is still going on.
Please also read the article
http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=7297
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sars-cov-2-study-confirms-previous-incubation-period-estimates
I want to share survival of corona virus in air and on surfaces:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/health-wellness/coronavirus-can-live-in-air-for-3-hours-on-surfaces-for-2-3-days/702209
Coronavirus can live in air for 3 hours, on surfaces for 2-3 days
By Brooks Hays, UPI,
Updated Mar. 17, 2020 3:47 PM
March 11 (UPI) -- According to new research, the novel coronavirus can remain in the air for up to 3 hours and survive on some surfaces for two to three days.
The research, which was carried out by scientists from the National Institutes of Health, Princeton University and UCLA, suggests it's possible for the virus to spread through the air as well as through the touching of contaminated surfaces.
Hello,
here is a link with a lot of papers/studies about the virus:
https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus?dgcid=kr_pop-up_tlcoronavirus20
I hope that can help.
Regards Jasmin
Article The origin, transmission and clinical therapies on coronavir...
PI take a look at this link
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339817229_COVID-19
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Hello
Kindly look at the link below.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/02/28/national/coronavirus-reinfection/#.XnTkA4gzaaE
Good luck
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