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  "id": 7782504,
  "title": "Study: Copper surfaces can help render public spaces safer from infection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/study-copper-surfaces-can-help-render-public-spaces-safer-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610139571/study-copper-surfaces-can-help-render-public-spaces-safer-from-infection"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Several materials that effectively kill bacteria under laboratory conditions may not work as well in crowded spaces. Their effectiveness is reduced by repeated cleaning as well as changes in humidity, according to a doctoral dissertation defended at the University of Tartu.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}