Increasing number of scientists believe risk from contaminated surfaces may have been overplayedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrom the moment coronavirus reached UK shores, public health advice stressed the importance of washing hands and deep-cleaning surfaces to reduce the risk of becoming infected.The advice was informed by mountains of research into the transmission of other respiratory viruses: it was the best scientists could do with such a new pathogen. Continue reading...
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