At the end of 2019, the whole world was shocked by the news of a new dangerous virus, first registered in China. The lightning speed of the spread of the virus and its severe course, which sometimes ends in death, are striking. As of January 2020, no cases have been reported in the Russian Federation, but Russians are concerned about the risk of contracting the coronavirus through parcels from China.
The opinions of scientists and doctors about the likelihood of contracting a coronovirus through parcels from China differ. Some scientists believe that the virus lives outside the human body for no more than a few days and quickly dies due to environmental influences, other experts do not exclude this possibility.
Parcels from China and coronavirus
So what should Russians do who are going to place an order for Aliexpress and are already waiting for the package? Let's think. If we allow the possibility of the spread of coronavirus through the parcel, how to neutralize it correctly and in time?
It is believed that the coronavirus is transmitted by airborne droplets and contact, this is if a person sneezes, and the other touches the microbes with his hand and scratches his eyes, face. In this case, the viruses may be on the packaging itself and on the item that we ordered.
So, we received a notification that the package was in our post office. The notice itself, since it was written by a postal worker, and there may be an infection, should be thrown out on the street in a garbage container so as not to carry the infection home. If you have disinfectants on hand, treat your hands with them right on the street. Wash your hands with soap at home.
Precautions with coronavirus parcels
Before going to the post office, you need to purchase medical masks, rubber gloves, antiseptic or alcohol. You can buy the cheapest antiseptic, for example, Chlorhexidine bigluconate.
Before entering the post office, you must put on a medical mask and rubber gloves. The media report that it is not ordinary non-woven masks that protect against viruses better, but surgical ones. They have a higher degree of protection. Since we threw out the notice of receipt of the parcel, you will need a passport to receive the order. After receiving the parcel, it must also be treated with an antiseptic directly at the post office or on the street, without going home.
How to process packages with coronavirus
If an item is ordered that can be treated with alcohol or another handy antiseptic, you need to open the package and process it there, at the post office or at home, as soon as you arrive.
If the parcel does not suffer, then you can boil it, lower it into bleach. If you ordered clothes, wash them at a temperature of at least 60 degrees.
If there is a quartz lamp at home, treat everything that you received from China under its rays.
Kill viruses and many essential oils, such as eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, lavender, juniper. To do this, you need to drip a few drops at home, and the viruses that live in the air will be destroyed.
Let's hope that the risk of infection through parcels for the Russians is negligible, since the parcels go to us for a very long time, at least a couple of weeks, it's winter outside and viruses have no chance!
To protect yourself as much as possible, you can read the recommendations for the prevention of coronavirus on our website.