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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby
The worrying bit would be the upholstery as that can allow the virus to survive longer. That said, unless i've misunderstood something, it needs a host to survive and thrive so even in the upholstery, it probably won't survive the journey from Italy to the UK or wherever.
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My understanding is also that it can only survive a very short time on objects but reading this
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...st-on-surfaces suggest they can last longer than I had thought
"One aspect that has been unclear is exactly how long Sars-CoV-2, the name of the virus that causes the disease Covid-19, can survive outside the human body. Some studies on other coronaviruses, including Sars and Mers, found they can survive on metal, glass and plastic for as long as nine days, unless they are properly disinfected. Some can even hang around for up to 28 days in low temperatures."