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Survival of Novel Coronavirus 2019 on various surfaces. (AccuWeather)

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Survival of Novel Coronavirus 2019 on various surfaces — Survival of Novel Coronavirus 2019 on various surfaces. (AccuWeather)

By Mark Puleo, AccuWeather staff writer

AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- An aerosol is a tiny air particle, thinner even than the diameter of a strand of hair. And when an aerosol contains viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, it can be a deadly carrier at the center of a dangerous outbreak.

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When breathed, sneezed or coughed out, aerosols containing SARS-CoV-2 have been proven to linger in…