Eddie Holmes on Twitter: "The Guardian report does not mention the key fact that these studies were done in the dark to negate the effect of UV light, which is a pretty major caveat." / Twitter

The Guardian report does not mention the key fact that these studies were done in the dark to negate the effect of UV light, which is a pretty major caveat.

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The Guardian

@guardian

· Oct 11, 2020

Virus that causes Covid-19 can survive up to 28 days on surfaces, scientists find theguardian.com/world/2020/oct

11:13 PM · Oct 11, 2020Twitter Web App

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BBC mentioned it: "However, the experiment was conducted in the dark. UV light has already been shown to kill the virus" bbc.com/news/health-54

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Eddie Holmes

@edwardcholmes

Oct 11, 2020

Good for the BBC.

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Hopefully they can do another study to figure out how long it lasts on the moon, or at the heart of a volcano.

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Eh? I?

@Aug24

Oct 12, 2020

But for things like cash, that’s entirely appropriate.

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Big big caveat!

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Huge!

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Wow, that is a super important detail. Thank you for that remark.

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Did you not read as far as the fourth paragraph, where it is clearly stated?

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And fomites still aren’t a major cause of transmission..

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Callum

@CallumJCParr

Oct 12, 2020

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@edwardcholmes

Well do you normally sun dry your money after you wash it?

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