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Has anyone considered the probability of the virus spreading via overnight e-commerce packages inadvertently containing infected steel/plastic?

• mvid 7y ago
  Don’t many overnight packages go through some really cold (warehouse/flight) or really hot (desert trucking) scenarios? I imagine it’s mostly viable in comfortable human conditions
  • cheschire 7y ago
    It is my understanding that viruses tend to enjoy cold, and the temperatures aren't deep enough to kill them. Also why don't we say virii anymore?
    • badrabbit 7y ago
      Virii was never in. I've never heard of computer "virii".
    • hanche 7y ago
      Because loan words tend to get adapted to the grammar of the host language with time?
• officialjunk 7y ago
  non-zero. safest to assume it is present and quarantine it for 3 days before handling.
• Hermel 7y ago
  I have received a packet from Milano yesterday (when I ordered, it wasn't clear that the senders logistics center apparantly is in Italy) and used lots of hand sanitizer while opening. It's nice to see these numbers now, indicating that this probably wasn't necessary for a packet that took a week or so to arrive.