# Fire and Ice - has there been research into whether Covid-19 will survive freezing or cooking? **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**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")
> [@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): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-ice-has-there-been-research-into-whether-covid-19-will-survive-freezing-or-cooking/913981)._