Omicron Virus survives over 21 hours on skin.

Omicron survives over 21 hours on skin and more than 8 days on plastic. A study by Japanese researchers has claimed that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 can remain alive on skin and plastic more than the earlier variants like Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma.

The researchers from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan analysed the differences in viral environmental stability between the SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan strain and all variants of concern (VOCs).

Omicron on plastic

According to the study, when on plastic:

• The original version of SARS-CoV-2 survives for 56 hours.
• The Alpha variant survives for 191.3 hours.
• The Beta variant survives for 156.6 hours.
• The Gamma variant survives for 59.3 hours.
• The Delta variant survives for 114 hours.
• The Omicron variant outlasts the other variants, surviving for 193.5 hours.

Omicron on skin

The researchers also found that the different variants of the virus survive on the skin of cadavers for differing durations:

• The original version of SARS-CoV-2 survives for 8.6 hours.
• The Alpha variant survives for 19.6 hours.
• The Beta variant survives for 19.1 hours.
• The Gamma variant survives for 11 hours.
• The Delta variant survives for 16.8 hours.
• The Omicron variant again outlasts the other variants, surviving for 21.1 hours.

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

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