Japanese health guidelines state that the SARS-CoV-2 virus remains active on human skin for nine hours. Because this poses a significantly higher contact-transmission risk than the influenza virus, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare strongly advises frequent hand hygiene and disinfection (which inactivates the virus within 15 seconds).
According to Japan COVID-19 guidelines, how long should skin contact or contamination risk be considered?
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