Health experts have advising people to wash their hands more often to protect themselves from the coronavirus infection. Besides other precautionary measures people are advised to regularly disinfect certain surfaces like doorknobs tabletops bathroom fixtures toilets kitchen counters etc. But are you disinfecting your mobile phone too? Smartphones are an integral part of everyday life and therefore chances of exposure to the virus is very high. If exposed to the novel coronavirus how long can it stay on a smartphone surface? Coronavirus lives longer on some surfaces A recent study conducted by the National Institutes of Health in the US