A Scottish nurse has warned drivers that coronavirus could be spread at petrol station pumps.
Research by scientists has show COV-19 can linger on all hard surfaces and passed on from person to person.
This includes countertops, tabletops, doorknobs, bathroom fixtures, toilets, phones , keyboards, tablets, bedside table and any surfaces that may have blood, stool or body fluids on them.
Their analysis revealed that the virus can survive for up to four hours on copper and up to 24 hours on cardboard.
But the findings discovered the virus can last for the longest time on plastic and stainless steel, surviving for up to three days.
The message came via one Scot who took to social media to share the advice about hygiene at petrol pumps.
John McGarry claims that a senior nurse at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital is asking people to be aware of how the virus can spread so easily at garages.
John's tweet read: "A senior nurse at the Queen Elizabeth believes the virus is spreading rapidly through people using petrol pumps.
"She asks that if you need to fill your car up use gloves or a paper towel and then bin them.
"Please pass this on."
It comes as the coronavirus death toll in Scotland rose to seven on Saturday.
The number of cases in Scotland sits at 373.
In NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 110 have tested positive.
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