The terrifying speed of coronavirus

10 June 2020 - 06:02
By TANYA FARBER
Scientists examined how fast a disease like coronavirus spreads.
Image: 123RF/Jarun Ontakrai Scientists examined how fast a disease like coronavirus spreads.

It took 10 hours for a virus like Covid-19 to spread from a hospital bed rail to the whole ward.

And it stayed there for five days, a new study reveals.