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And the US market continues to MELT UP....
And the US market continues to MELT UP....
Can you offer a coherent reason why this should be? Other than monetary stimulus, I cannot.
Foxconn, the contract manufacturer for Apple, has reopened its factory in Zhengzhou on Monday 2/10.
I ordered glasses January 25th. Supposed to take 14-21 days. Nothing since the original e-mail confirming the order.
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Think I will leave the package out on the porch for a couple of weeks...
So when I get my glasses, should I put on a full body tyvek suit with hoodie, then wrap around goggles. Finally put my reading glasses over them?
In all seriousness. Really. What is the risk of droplets being viable on shipped items? I'm not a virologist. I thought it was typically hours at most. No?
Q: Am I at risk for novel coronavirus from a package or products shipping from China?
A: There is still a lot that is unknown about the newly emerged 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and how it spreads. Two other coronaviruses have emerged previously to cause severe illness in people (MERS and SARS). 2019-nCoV is more genetically related to SARS than MERS, but both are betacoronaviruses with their origins in bats. While we don’t know for sure that this virus will behave the same way as SARS and MERS, we can use the information from both of these earlier coronaviruses to guide us. In general, because of poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces, there is likely very low risk of spread from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient temperatures. Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread most often by respiratory droplets. Currently there is no evidence to support transmission of 2019-nCoV associated with imported goods and there have not been any cases of 2019-nCoV in the United States associated with imported goods. Information will be provided on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus website as it becomes available
So when I get my glasses, should I put on a full body tyvek suit with hoodie, then wrap around goggles. Finally put my reading glasses over them?
In all seriousness. Really. What is the risk of droplets being viable on shipped items? I'm not a virologist. I thought it was typically hours at most. No?
Can you offer a coherent reason why this should be? Other than monetary stimulus, I cannot.
So when I get my glasses, should I put on a full body tyvek suit with hoodie, then wrap around goggles. Finally put my reading glasses over them?
In all seriousness. Really. What is the risk of droplets being viable on shipped items? I'm not a virologist. I thought it was typically hours at most. No?
Leaving the item out in the sun for an afternoon should kill everything, I think.
PS. It's winter where you are, and there's no sun? Tough luck. Should have moved to the SW.
I agree with using the sun. If there is no sun, put it in your dryer. The heat should kill the virus.
I read a medical report that the virus can survive without a host for 7 to 9 days on a "cold" hard surface. This is because the tiny water droplets does not evaporate very quickly in a cold and high humid condition.
When you come home, I would wash your clothes with bleach immediately, take a hot shower, and use your clothes dryer to kill anything left on your clothes. I also suggested washing your face and hands with a solution with some bleach before taking that hot shower. There may be something online on the amount of bleach to use.
I agree with using the sun. If there is no sun, put it in your dryer. The heat should kill the virus...
FYI, The only EPA registered product that I have found that can kill the coronavirus is the hospital grade century Q wipes.....
https://multi-clean.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CQWipesspec12-16-19.pdf
I also read that lysol spray should be OK to use and more readily available ..... but lysol is not EPA registered to kill coronavirus.
So when I get my glasses, should I put on a full body tyvek suit with hoodie, then wrap around goggles. Finally put my reading glasses over them?
In all seriousness. Really. What is the risk of droplets being viable on shipped items? I'm not a virologist. I thought it was typically hours at most. No?
In summary, the chances of coronavirus being in any packages is quite small and even then, the chance of a large amount of virus would need to be sent to be a danger to the recipient, which seems very unlikely. Despite this, is there anything people can do to minimize their risk if they receive packages from China and are concerned?
“If you are worried about this, you should leave the letter or package for 5 days beginning on the date of sending, the theoretical risk should have passed at that time,” said Kampf.