Peer-reviewed study: Virus able to survive in 60C (140F) temperatures

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https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/sarscov2-virus-able-to-survive-in-60c-temperatures/news-story/20421e370f8e10f675ee296e92928de2#.kb1g5

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The coronavirus can survive long exposures to high temperatures, a new peer-reviewed study published on Biorxiv has shown.

Researchers had to bring the temperature to almost boiling point to kill the virus completely.

The finding could have implications for the safety of lab technicians working with the virus.

Most labs use a 60C (140 degrees F), hour-long process to deactivate the virus before further processing. But Professor Remi Charrel and colleagues at Aix-Marsellie University in France found that after heating the virus to 60C for an hour it was still able to replicate.

Only heating the virus to 92C (197 degrees F) for 15 minutes was able to totally kill it.

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5:40p, 4/14/20

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Well, that sucks... I was hoping that my black truck would self decontaminate in the Texas sun.

Although it might get close to 197F.

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In reply to Tx-Ag2010 • 6:03p, 4/14/20

Tx-Ag2010 said:
Well, that sucks... I was hoping that my black truck would self decontaminate in the Texas sun.

Although it might get close to 197F.

While the heat may not do it, it's possible the UV from the sun will.

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6:18p, 4/14/20

AG

Back to UV....

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In reply to Ag In Ok • 6:25p, 4/14/20

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Ag In Ok said:
Back to UV....

My understanding the UV will work, but we must remove the ozone layer first. We must remove the ozone!!!

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7:10p, 4/14/20

And freezing?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/english.alarabiya.net/en/amp/features/2020/03/19/How-long-can-coronaviruses-survive-in-a-freezer-Up-to-two-years-warns-expert

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7:30p, 4/14/20

AG

I did a few quick google searches and this seems to be the case for most every bacteria and virus. The threshold may be a bit higher but it seems consistent with most germ guidelines. The CDC says it take temps from 167-over 200 to kill influenza.

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In reply to Windy City Ag • 7:33p, 4/14/20

Windy City Ag said:
I did a few quick google searches and this seems to be the case for most every bacteria and virus.

We are gonna need a longer shutdown

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