A new study says routine cleaning and disinfecting of hospital surfaces leaves no traces of COVID-19. Researchers at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey collected samples of everything from door handles to sinks at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
The virus wasn't found on a single sample. Senior author of the study Dr.Bruce Haffty says workers were taking basic safety precautions like having everyone wear masks, doing routine hand washing, cleaning and physically distancing. He says he hopes their findings show people they don't need to put off things they absolutely need to do because they're afraid.
Meanwhile, a new coronavirus test will be headed to the U.S. White House press secretaryKayleigh McEnany revealed the acquisition of 150-million rapid COVID-19 testsand the agreement worth 750-million dollars is with Abbott Laboratories. This comes after the FDA gave emergency approval for the medical care company's test, which can give results in 15-minutes.
- Where do we stand with COVID-19?According to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins, the United States has confirmed just over five-point-eight million diagnosed cases across the United States since the beginning – with just over 179-thousand have succumbed to the illness. In good news?More than two-million people have recovered.
Source:CNBC