# Fire and Ice - has there been research into whether Covid-19 will survive freezing or cooking?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [July 1, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-ice-has-there-been-research-into-whether-covid-19-will-survive-freezing-or-cooking/913981 "2020-07-01T19:08:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-ice-has-there-been-research-into-whether-covid-19-will-survive-freezing-or-cooking/913981/1 "2020-07-01T19:08:23Z")

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Pretty much what it says on the box - I’m wondering if there have been studies on what temperature range Covid 19 will survive in.

_Eyes frozen meals worriedly_

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-ice-has-there-been-research-into-whether-covid-19-will-survive-freezing-or-cooking/913981/2 "2020-07-01T19:51:23Z")

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I remember reading about researchers being surprised they had to bring the virus almost to boiling temp, to kill it. I haven’t read anything about freezing it though.

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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-ice-has-there-been-research-into-whether-covid-19-will-survive-freezing-or-cooking/913981/3 "2020-07-01T21:49:15Z")

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The problem with freezing some life forms is that they go into suspended animation. When things thaw out, they’re raring to go!

Viruses are just about the lowest life form there is. People have speculated virus particles surviving on a meteor in space, to “inoculate” planets when the meteors crash on them.

Solution: when you see a virus, step on it!

~VOW

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-ice-has-there-been-research-into-whether-covid-19-will-survive-freezing-or-cooking/913981/4 "2020-07-01T22:54:52Z")

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> [@Any information on whether refrigeration/freezing kills/preserves the virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-information-on-whether-refrigeration-freezing-kills-preserves-the-virus/851383/2):
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> From the New Jersey COVID-19 info hub: [https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/coronavirus-information/about-novel-coronavirus-2019/will-the-coronavirus-survive-in-the-refrigerator-or-freezer](https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/coronavirus-information/about-novel-coronavirus-2019/will-the-coronavirus-survive-in-the-refrigerator-or-freezer) \*A 2010 study used two viruses that are related to the COVID-19 virus to look at the effects of temperature and humidity on viral survival. Researchers found that both lower temperatures and lower humidity helped viruses survive longer. In particular, at 4 degrees C, or 40 degrees F, and 20% relative humidity, more t…