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Can covid-19 cross contaminate from one surface to another or from touching one surface and then touching another surface? if so how likely?
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Yes: This action could transmit the virus particles from surface to surface. The question is whether the particles would still be infectious depending upon how long they were present on the first surface.
Answered 5/5/2020
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COVID 19: I would think that should be possible. The likeliness may depend on the amount of virus that is being moved and how well it can survive on the surfaces it is on.
Answered 9/15/2020
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