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Old Mar 7, 2020, 11:21 am
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rsteinmetz70112
 
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Originally Posted by NoStressHere
It could be operation room clean, but once you load 150 people onboard, all bets are off.

As to cleaning... everything I read says it gets spread via "droplets" from people sneezing, etc. Have not seen any reports of extended life on tray table, etc.
I hear a virologist on NPR say it may survive as long as 3 days on an open surface, which is pretty long for a virus. UV light apparently kills it.

I'm guessing that airlines will be given instructions on additional cleaning procedures pretty soon.
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