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Alarming Covid study confirms how long virus can survive on clothes
coronavirus behaves on three fabrics commonly used in the healthcare industry.Scientists said polyester poses the highest risk for transmission, with infectious virus still present after three days that could transfer to other surfaces.The study, led by microbiologist Dr Katie Laird, virologist Dr Maitreyi Shivkumar and postdoctoral researcher Dr Lucy Owen, involved adding droplets of a model coronavirus called HCoV-OC43 – which has a very similar structure and survival pattern to that of Sars-CoV-2 – which causes Covid-19 – to polyester, polycotton and 100% cotton.Scientists said on 100% cotton the virus lasted for 24 hours, while on polycotton it only survived for six hours.The university said Dr Laird advised the Government that all