What is role of extrinsic factors on infectivity of COVID-19 ?

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Mohammad Hossein Razizadeh

56 degrees centigrade heat can inactive the virus and UV can inactive that as well. The virus can last up to 2 days on wood and clothes and 4 days on plastic and stainless steel.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/6/426

Arvind Singh

Take a look at this useful RG link.

Article Effects of temperature and humidity on the spread of COVID-1...

Harasit Kumar Paul

Dear Mousumi Basu, you may read the following article for a better understanding of the role of extrinsic factors on the infectivity of COVID-19.

Article The role of environmental factors to transmission of SARS-Co...

Also see the RG link below.

Article Do Humidity and Temperature Impact the Spread of the Novel C...

Mousumi Basu

Thanks Dr. Singh for providing important informations and useful articles.

Please also visit the following useful links for more insights.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-17481-8

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40745-021-00351-y

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255212

Karen A. Darbinyan

Humidity is magor factor.

Also see the following RG links.

Article Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 incidence during four 202...

Article Association of Short-term Air Pollution Exposure with SARS-C...

Article Positive association between outdoor air pollution and the i...