Copper’s Virus-Killing Powers
Copper’s Virus-Killing Powers Were Known Even to the Ancients The SARS-CoV-2 virus endures for days on plastic or metal but disintegrates soon after landing on copper surfaces. Here’s why Copper wire (Getty Images) By Jim Morrison SMITHSONIANMAG.COM APRIL 18, 2020 updated When researchers reported last month that the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic survives…