CDC Now Says COVID-19 <br />‘Does Not Spread Easily’ <br />via Contaminated Surfaces The Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention (CDC) no longer <br />considers “surfaces or objects” to be a major <br />threat as far as the spread of coronavirus. CDC, via website According to the CDC, the virus is also <br />not transmittable between humans and animals. Person-to-person transmission, including via respiratory <br />droplets, is still the main way the virus spreads. The CDC continues to emphasize <br />the need for "practical and realistic" <br />precautions to stop the spread.