March 18, 2020, 06:15 PM
kkinaDo You Quarantine or Sanitize Mail & Deliveries
It's up to 3 days as a general guideline, but on a specific surface may be much shorter. See list above.
March 18, 2020, 06:33 PM
Ryanp225At my job we get a UPS shipment in daily. The UPS driver is what concerns me since he's around a lot of people and touches everything. So far we are using nitrile gloves when handling packages and washing hands. Err on the side of caution.
March 18, 2020, 06:45 PM
klstclairFrom:
New Coronavirus Stable for Hours on Surfaces quote:
The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The results provide key information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects. The study information was widely shared during the past two weeks after the researchers placed the contents on a preprint server to quickly share their data with colleagues.
We leave our packages in the garage for a day or so to reduce the chance that the delivery folks accidentally deliver more than ordered...
March 18, 2020, 09:23 PM
Graniteguy14 day quarantine for anything that is a "bill"....
March 19, 2020, 01:17 AM
midwest guyGroceries that get delivered stay in quarantine in garage for three days.
March 19, 2020, 01:40 AM
slosigquote:
Originally posted by Graniteguy:
14 day quarantine for anything that is a "bill"....
I just wish it was as simple as using the flamethrower treatment on bills.
March 19, 2020, 01:44 AM
HobbsIf expecting a package, I used to go out to the driver and accept the package directly from them. Figured it saved them a second or two or a step or two. I don't do that any more. No telling what they've touched or who they've encountered. I now let them bring the package to the door and I have no interaction.
I leave the package at the door long enough for gravity to affect any moisture droplets dispersed from their breath and remaining in my porch area, to fall to earth. My USPS person isn't tall, so doesn't take long
March 19, 2020, 02:32 AM
cparktdI started this by accident but have continued to do it this way for over a week. 24 hours on paper is what I saw so...
I get yesterdays mail just before todays is due. That way it all gets quarantined almost 24 hours in the mailbox. Junk mail is sorted and trashed in the outside can.
March 19, 2020, 04:13 AM
f2 reported fomite survival on different surfaces:
aerosols, up to 3 hours post aerosolization
up to 4 hours on copper
up to 24 hours on cardboard
up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel (13hr median half-life on steel; 16hr median half-life on plastic)
definition: fomites...objects or materials which are likely to carry infection, such as clothes, utensils, and furniture.
^ above taken from Dr. Peter Attia's podcast
#97 – Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.: COVID-19: transmissibility, vaccines, risk reduction, and treatmentMarch 19, 2020, 08:35 AM
ARMT GuyMail is deposited into a decontamination air-lock chamber and quarantined for at least 96 hours.
I'm not taking any chances!
March 19, 2020, 08:59 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by midwest guy:
Groceries that get delivered stay in quarantine in garage for three days.
I tried that.
It ruined my ice cream.
March 19, 2020, 09:00 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by egregore:
However, I would be very suspicious if I got any blankets.
Native American?
