If you regularly order on online sales sites, you probably ask yourself the question …
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The spread of the coronavirus worries the world. If travelers from China can, in the event of suspected contamination, be placed in quarantine, the packages continue to circulate without problem.
Why ? Because there are two kinds of virus transmission: either through respiratory secretions, or through surface contamination, as L’Union writes.
In the first case, an infected person must sneeze or gag and droplets touch your mucous membranes so that the virus can eventually be transmitted. Another scenario: you touch the palm of an infected person who sneezed in their hand. Then you touch your face and breathe in micro droplets.
Short life in the open air
What if droplets fell on a package? A person in contact with it could be contaminated. But be aware that in the open air, the life of the virus is reduced: no more than three hours maximum. Much more than the time it takes for packages to be shipped between China and Europe.
“Coronaviruses don’t survive well outside the body. And certainly not on cardboard, packaging material or other objects. The other coronaviruses do not spread in this way and we have no reason to think that it is different for this new coronavirus, “writes the FPS Public Health on its special site.
In addition, during the journey, the virus is exposed to all kinds of hazards: heat, cold … This can harm it and make it less virulent. We will only remember that in a humid environment, the life of the virus is much longer: it reaches 6 days.
In the case of food products, the French Ministry of Health has stated that it cannot be transmitted by meat or fish, as long as they are cooked. However, as with many other diseases that can cause infection in humans, undercooked meats and fish can pose a risk.
To date, no contamination by water or sexual fluids has been identified.
The FPS Public Health has launched a site dedicated to the coronavirus for all your questions.
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