SARS-COV-19 E NAT

A new strain of coronavirus, never before identified in humans, and officially classified as SARS-CoV-2, is currently responsible for the contagion of almost three million people worldwide and about two hundred thousand deaths

The transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurs mainly during normal social activities, through the inhalation of micro-droplets (droplets).

Such droplets can also settle on objects or surfaces. If objects and surfaces are contaminated, the virus can be transmitted indirectly, through the contact of contaminated hands with the mouth, nose and eyes.

Laboratory data shows that the virus has a different survival times for different types of surface.

Under controlled conditions, the virus was detected for periods of less than 3 hours on paper, up to one day on wood and textiles, two days on glass, and for longer periods (3/4 days) on smooth surfaces such as steel and plastic and persisting for up to 7 days on the outer tissue of surgical masks.*

* Rapporto ISS COVID-19 n. 17/2020  ** Licenze di brevetto WO 00/28082, WO 01/34790, WO 01/77317, WO 02/24902, WO 01/34838  *** Brevetto per invenzione industriale n. 0001425753 del 09.11.2016  ****Avviata procedura per l’ottenimento del marchio CE IVD