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.