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Could novel coronavirus survive in the dirt and dust and then infect someone when a vehicle or wind kicks up the dust?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Extremely unlikely: SARS-CoV-2 (The COVID 19 virus) can only live on porous surfaces for a brief period of time. It is primarily spread by respiratory droplets. This is not a reported mode of transmission.

Answered 5/16/2020

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