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The coronavirus primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface state revised guidelines from the CDC, which quietly updated its site. A spokeswoman said the revisions were the product of an internal review.

The coronavirus primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface state revised guidelines from the CDC, which quietly updated its site. A spokeswoman said the revisions were the product of an internal review.

  1. 22 May 2020

    Some good news about the virus: It still doesn't seem to spread easily from contaminated surfaces, the CDC says Some bad news: It attacks the lungs in new and bizarre ways

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  2. 22 May 2020

    The CDC now says COVID-19 "does not spread easily" from contaminated objects, surfaces or animals. "Direct contact with an infected person has the highest likelihood of getting infected rather than accepting a newspaper or a FedEx guy dropping off a box."

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  3. 21 May 2020

    I talked to about the CDC's revised guidance that is not easily transmissible by fomites (contaminated surfaces), with my friend and collaborator Vincent Munster.

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  4. 21 May 2020

    Dr. "said the new CDC language will not alter her habits. 'I wash my hands after handling packages and wipe down shared surfaces with household disinfectant,' she said. 'In my opinion, that’s all that is necessary to reduce risk.'"

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  5. 21 May 2020

    Re: animals, this is what zoonosis experts and vets have been saying all along in light of cases of infected dogs, cats, tigers. Human-human transmission is the enormous problem.

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  6. 21 May 2020

    This is the latest language from the CDC: “The virus spreads easily between people.” Please remember this fact as cities/retail stores/restaurants reopen.

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