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SARS Cov-2 infectiousness decays exponentially, with the time constant a function of temperature and humidity. A two-parameter calculator: https://www.dhs.gov
by everybodyknows 6y ago
SARS Cov-2 infectiousness decays exponentially, with the time constant a function of temperature and humidity. A two-parameter calculator:
https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/sars-calculator https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/sars-calculator
- jdc 6y agoSounds like wetting the towel first would be the way to go.
- afterburner 6y agoCooking a wet towel would turn the water to steam, I'm guessing that would be problematic for the mask's durability. Also, the humidity factor seems counter intuitive to me on that site. I thought the virus survived longer in the air in damp spaces, while sunlight dried out the virus rendering it inert.
- distances 6y agoWould it be wrong to infer from this that letting a face mask sit in room temperature for a week is almost guaranteed to make it safe for use again?
- radus 6y agoNot wrong at all. I do 3 days in paper bags. Reasoning for paper is that it breathes more than plastic and the half life of the virus is shorter on paper as well.