As I understand it the virus can absolutely live for at least 48 hours on a surface with the potential to be surviving for several days in the right conditions.
I was in the pub last night. It's a pub owned by a friend of mine and I am well aware of his standards of hygiene - in particular glasses are washed at a very high temperature.
But then they are placed on a shelf for a period of time before eventually being used when a beer is served. So that's at least twice it has been touched by a human hand and also a period on a shelf before I put it in my mouth.
I might not be happy about that.
But then I started thinking about plates and cutlery in a restaurant.
I think I've quite disturbed myself.
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