Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants; nose swabbing found best for rapid tests

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Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior COVID variants

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FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows test tube labelled"COVID-19 Omicron variant test positiveBy Nancy Lapid

On skin, all of the variants were completely inactivated by 15 seconds of exposure to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. "Therefore," the researchers conclude, "it is highly recommended that current infection control practices use disinfectants... as proposed by the World Health Organization." Users of rapid antigen tests to detect COVID-19 should swab their nostrils as directed by the manufacturer and not swab the throat or cheek instead, new research shows.

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