“2019 coronavirus can live for "up to 3 hours in the air, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard up to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 March 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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