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The article discusses how wooden surfaces may have natural antiviral properties, including the ability to reduce the time viruses persist on their surfaces. Some species of wood are more effective than others at reducing infectivity. This research suggests that certain wooden surfaces could potentially help reduce the risk of virus transmission without the need for household disinfectants.
Viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can get passed from person to person via contaminated surfaces. But can some surfaces reduce the risk of this type of transmission without the help of household disinfectants? Wood has natural antiviral properties that can reduce the time viruses persist on its surface — and some species of wood are more effective than others at reducing infectivity.