Covid: Nas, traces of viruses on surfaces of 32 buses and trains

Rome, April 6 (beraking latest news Salute) – Traces of the virus on the surfaces of buses and trains. This is what the Nas Carabinieri discovered, in agreement with the Ministry of Health, during a campaign of checks at national level for the correct application of epidemic containment measures on public transport services. The military carried out “756 surface swabs on means of transport and stations (validating machines, handles and support bars for passengers, stop request buttons and seats), noting – reports the Nas note – 32 positive cases for the presence of genetic material attributable to the virus inside buses, metro and rail cars operating on public transport lines in Rome, Viterbo, Rieti, Latina, Frosinone, Varese and Grosseto “.

The tests were carried out in collaboration with local Asl services, environmental protection agencies and university bodies. The analyzes have “detected with certainty the transit and contact of infected individuals on board the vehicle, determining the permanence of a viral trace”, observes the Nas, even if this is not “an indication of effective virulence or viability” of the virus .