CORONAVIRUS can be spread by touching contaminated surfaces so cleaning regimes in homes, workplaces and hospitals have massively increased.
But now experts say that copper can actually kill germs itself – limiting the need for antibacterial wipes or sprays.
New research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that Sars-Cov-2 – the virus responsible for the coronavirus pandemic – could only survive on copper’s surface for four hours.
KEFI Minerals plc (LON:KEFI) is an exploration and development company focussed on gold and copper deposits, primarily in the highly prospective Arabian-Nubian Shield.