A realistic transfer method reveals low risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via contaminated euro coins and banknotes

Summary: The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has created a significant threat to global health. While respiratory aerosols or droplets are considered as the main route of human-to-human transmission, secretions expelled by infected individuals can also c...

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Main Authors: Daniel Todt, Toni Luise Meister, Barbora Tamele, John Howes, Dajana Paulmann, Britta Becker, Florian H. Brill, Mark Wind, Jack Schijven, Natalie Heinen, Volker Kinast, Baxolele Mhlekude, Christine Goffinet, Adalbert Krawczyk, Jörg Steinmann, Stephanie Pfaender, Yannick Brüggemann, Eike Steinmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221008762