Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on surfaces in New York City

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Authors

Rabia Karani · Columbia University

Qun Zeng · Columbia University

Aliaa H. Abdelhakim · Columbia University

Vlad Diaconita · Columbia University

Omar Moussa · NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

Henry W. Zhou · Columbia University

Tarun Kumar Sharma ·

Abstract

Though COVID-19 is currently widespread in the United States, this study shows that health care personnel working in New York City at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center have a low chance of encountering viral RNA on surfaces they are in close contact with during daily life.

Topics & Keywords

Infection Control and Ventilation Dental Research and COVID-19 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Global Health

Volume 11, pp. 05022-05022

DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.05022

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