COVID-19 Lives on Surfaces
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledges COVID-19 lives on surfaces “A person can get covid-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or eyes” and those surfaces need to be protected from COVID-19, through disinfection.
Discovery of Coronavirus COVID-19
On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19. The virus itself has been designated SARS-CoV-2.
What is Coronavirus
According to the World Health Organization, Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
What is The 2019 Novel Coronavirus
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus, formerly known as 2019-nCoV and now known as SARS-COV-2, is a new strain of coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. SARS-COV-2 has proven highly contagious, and further research is being carried out to prevent resurgence and better understand the transmissibility, severity, and other attributes associated with the Novel Coronavirus.
