OK, let’s look at the full picture, which is something NO NBC/CONCAST “news” outlet will ever present:
“Traces of new coronavirus were found on surfaces in cruise-ship cabins for as many as 17 days after passengers left, researchers said, though it wasn’t possible to determine whether they caused any infections.”
note that TRACES were found ... whatever that means
and here’s the kicker:
“The latest study looked at uncleaned rooms, but other research has found that cleaning the rooms of Covid-19 patients was highly effective at killing the virus.”
they found “traces” in UNCLEANED rooms!
AND cleaning was “highly effective at killing the virus”
that is all ...
Also :
“...though it wasn’t possible to determine whether they caused any infections.”
Need to know the length of time it’s viable when deposited on various types of surfaces.