The novel coronavirus can likely live up to 96 hours on phone screens

The novel coronavirus can likely live up to 96 hours on phone screens

Glass in particular—like the kind on screen of the smartphone you’re probably reading this on—can harbor live coronaviruses for up to 96 hours, or four days at room temperature. The virus behind the SARS outbreak is technically named SARS-CoV; the new virus is SARS-CoV-2.