“The novel coronavirus can live on surfaces for days.”
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine rated thisIt depends
In short
This claim spread on social media. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2020. Its rating was “It depends”.
This check was done by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.