GREENSBORO, N.C. — When someone with coronavirus touches a metal object or even the plastic buttons to select the fuel type at a gas station, they could leave behind the virus.Science Daily found new researchshowing the virus could live on those surfaces for two to three days.
But just because you touch a surface with coronavirus on it does not mean you’re gonna coronavirus. You would also have to touch your face so the virus gets in your nose or mouth.
The UCLA professor who did the study told Science Daily when using any item out in public, a gas pump, a door knob, a shopping cart: "Be aware they could be contaminated and wash your hands afterwards."