{"id":33842,"date":"2020-05-21T03:26:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/coronavirus-does-not-spread-easily-by-touching-surfaces-or-objects-cdc-now-says-but-it-still-may-be-possible\/"},"modified":"2020-05-21T03:26:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:26:33","slug":"coronavirus-does-not-spread-easily-by-touching-surfaces-or-objects-cdc-now-says-but-it-still-may-be-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virusreports.net\/coronavirus-does-not-spread-easily-by-touching-surfaces-or-objects-cdc-now-says-but-it-still-may-be-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus &#8216;does not spread easily&#8217; by touching surfaces or objects, CDC now says. But it still &#8216;may be possible&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overlay\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<section id=\"module-position-SuRxpDETb1A\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"module-position-SuRxpDEYaR0\">\n<p><span data-track-label=\"article|news:health|authorbyline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/2951355001\/jessica-flores\/\" rel=\"author\">Jessica Flores<\/a>, USA TODAY<\/span><span><br \/>\n            Published 9:06 p.m. ET May 20, 2020<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntity articleBody\" role=\"main\">\n<div id=\"module-position-SuRxpJ5Q7pY\">\n<div itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>CLOSE<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/uxstatic\/usatoday\/usat-web-static-5015.33.0\/images\/sprites\/icon_close.png\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>        The CDC and a new study look at how long the coronavirus can live on surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>    <span>USA TODAY<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has always warned that &#8220;it may be possible&#8221; to become infected with coronavirus by touching contaminated surfaces or objects.<\/p>\n<p>It just\u00a0&#8220;does not spread easily&#8221; in that manner, the agency now says, nor\u00a0by animal-to-human contact, or vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning about how it spreads,&#8221; says the <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/how-covid-spreads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDC&#8217;s recently updated guidelines<\/a>. &#8220;It may be possible for COVID-19 to spread in other ways, but these are not thought to be the main ways the virus spreads.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. John Whyte, chief medical officer for the healthcare website WebMD, told <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/cdc-now-says-coronavirus-does-not-spread-easily-via-contaminated-surfaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a> that the CDC&#8217;s slight update brings clarity and helps to reduce fears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people were concerned that by simply touching an object they may get coronavirus and that\u2019s simply not the case.\u00a0Even when a virus may stay on a surface, it doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s actually infectious,\u201d Whyte was quoted.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>For hours, even days: <\/strong><a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/news\/2020\/03\/25\/coronavirus-survives-on-metal-plastic-cardboard-common-objects\/2866340001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How long does the coronavirus live on surfaces?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this new guideline helps people understand more about what does and doesn\u2019t increase risk.\u00a0It doesn\u2019t mean we stop washing hands and disinfecting surfaces.\u00a0But it does allow us to be practical and realistic as we try to return to a sense of normalcy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC still warns that the main way the virus is spread is through person-to-person contact, even among those who are not showing any symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The main\u00a0way to prevent infection, the CDC says, is by practicing social distancing and staying at least 6 feet away from others, washing your hands with soap and water, and cleaning and disinfecting frequently-touched areas.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study in the <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2020.03.09.20033217v1.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Journal of Medicine<\/a> shows that coronavirus <a data-track-label=\"inline|intext|n\/a\" 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