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A question arose in another thread about how to deal with things coming into the home that may be contaminated. Supermarket workers wearing gloves doesn't mean that the things they touch are not contaminated...
These are some links I've found, that I think are reputable.
A video about dealing with supermarket shopping and takeaways. The link below says he is a doctor. Two things about the video, though: 1) he mentions that traces of the virus were found in one of the cruise ships 17 days after the infected passengers left. However this was RNA from the virus, not complete viruses. RNA on its own cannot infect you, so the other comments (about the things surviving for a day on cardboard, 3 days on other hard surfaces) are still the current advice, as far as I know. 2) I have seen elsewhere that washing fruit etc using soap is not necessary.
https://www.wbtv.com/2020/03/27/doc...ies-takeout-without-transferring-coronavirus/
BBC article on the subject (depends how much you trust BBC reporting...)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52040138
From the article - short answer about 'what to do with my shopping when I get it home':
A little conflicting info here about dealing with post/envelopes etc, but 2nd hand (via the Metro). The specialist quoted recommends opening post right away, dealing with it and then disposing of all of it safely. It seems to contradict the 'leave it for a day' advice I've seen elsewhere. Up to us to choose which advice to take (but the things inside the package have been there for probably a day already by the time the thing gets delivered).
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/post-carry-coronavirus-need-follow-rule-mail-12422678/
Edit:
This article distills a lot of advice from various agencies (it is a French news outlet aimed at English-speaking immigrants).
https://www.fr24news.com/n24/2020/0...of-external-elements-for-the-coronavirus.html
These are some links I've found, that I think are reputable.
A video about dealing with supermarket shopping and takeaways. The link below says he is a doctor. Two things about the video, though: 1) he mentions that traces of the virus were found in one of the cruise ships 17 days after the infected passengers left. However this was RNA from the virus, not complete viruses. RNA on its own cannot infect you, so the other comments (about the things surviving for a day on cardboard, 3 days on other hard surfaces) are still the current advice, as far as I know. 2) I have seen elsewhere that washing fruit etc using soap is not necessary.
https://www.wbtv.com/2020/03/27/doc...ies-takeout-without-transferring-coronavirus/
BBC article on the subject (depends how much you trust BBC reporting...)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52040138
From the article - short answer about 'what to do with my shopping when I get it home':
A little conflicting info here about dealing with post/envelopes etc, but 2nd hand (via the Metro). The specialist quoted recommends opening post right away, dealing with it and then disposing of all of it safely. It seems to contradict the 'leave it for a day' advice I've seen elsewhere. Up to us to choose which advice to take (but the things inside the package have been there for probably a day already by the time the thing gets delivered).
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/19/post-carry-coronavirus-need-follow-rule-mail-12422678/
Edit:
This article distills a lot of advice from various agencies (it is a French news outlet aimed at English-speaking immigrants).
https://www.fr24news.com/n24/2020/0...of-external-elements-for-the-coronavirus.html
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