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3/18/22 On plastic, the original Wuhan strain survived for about 56 hours. Most of the other variants tested, including Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omicron, survived more than three times as long. Omicron could still be detected 193 hours -- eight days -- after it was applied.

On skin, the Wuhan strain could be detected after eight hours. Other variants lasted more than twice that long, and Omicron could still be detected after 21 hours.

For the second study, researchers in Hong Kong spread samples of the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Omicron variant on squares of stainless steel, plastic, glass and paper. The original virus could be detected for only about two days on stainless steel and plastic, and for about four days on glass, but the Omicron variant could still be detected for about seven days on those surfaces. It survived longer on tissue and printer paper, too.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/18/health/omicron-surfaces-studies/index.html