This Is How To Prevent Corona Virus, When Goods From Outside Enter The House

DicatNews - How to Prevent Corona Virus, When Goods from Outside Enter the House. Corona virus outbreak has now become a global pandemic, has forced people to do physical distancing at home. All activities that are normally done outside the home, such as work and temporary studies must be done inside the house, there are restrictions on leaving the house even though just shopping for basic needs. 

In such a situation, surely there are still things that enter the house. Cleaning goods from outside that enter the house, apparently not as complicated as you think. It may be difficult to sort through information that is sometimes conflicting, related to cleaning and disinfecting that can be used to prevent the spread of the corona virus. 

When receiving food packages, should food be disinfected? Or what about other packages and shipping items? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the spread of the virus is mainly from person to person. Among these are spread through people who are in close contact with each other, at a distance of about 2 meters. Additionally, through respiratory droplets produced when someone infected with Covid-19 experiences coughing or sneezing. These drops can land on the mouths or noses of people nearby. In fact, it might be inhaled into the lungs while breathing. 

Why experts really emphasize the importance of social distance, washing hands and cleaning high contact areas regularly as a step to prevent the spread of corona virus, SARS-CoV-2. Including high-touch areas, such as door handles, furniture, furniture, tables, chairs, sofas, light switches, water taps to toiletries, makeup and various bags. Areas with high touch intensity can pose a higher risk of transmission. These areas need to be cleaned and disinfected regularly with products that are suitable for the type of material, and are registered with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), and Disinfectants for Use on SARS-CoV-2. 

However, there are still many people who are confused and afraid in handling cleaning goods from outside the home. Such as groceries, letters and other shipping goods. Here are some things you need to know about goods from the outside when they are brought into the house. 

Corona virus transmission through food and food packaging is probably the most feared by the public so far. However, the good news, food ingredients have a low risk of corona virus transmission. In fact, the biggest risk associated with food is contact with other people and with high touch areas, such as shopping baskets. Therefore, it is important to always practice appropriate social distance at the store, avoiding touching your face and washing your hands after returning from the market.

The US Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) guidelines on food safety and corona viruses do not include disinfectants for perishable and perishable foodstuffs. In a statement on March 24, Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner of the FDA said there was no evidence of human or animal food or food packaging related to the transmission of the corona virus that causes Covid-19 Launch Vox, Sunday (3/29/2020), the FDA noted, there is a possibility that someone can get Covid-19 by touching a surface or an object that has a virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or eyes. However, this is not considered to be the main way in which the corona virus is spread. Don Schaffner, a professor of food microbiology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and carrier of the Food Safety Talk and Risky or Not podcast, echoing FDA recommendations regarding food handling. "I don't recommend disinfecting your germs. This seems to be too careful. "We don't know of any Covid-19 cases that were transmitted by food, or cases that were transmitted by food packaging," Schaffner said. 

However, he still recommends washing hands after returning from the grocery store. Use of cleaning products According to Schaffner, long-lasting food ingredients do not need to be disinfected before use, but for fresh food products must always be washed with water. Nevertheless, Schaffner does not recommend soap to wash fresh food. According to him, soap is designed to be used on plates or hands. If consumed accidentally, it can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Schaffner prefer to focus on cleaning hands by washing hands, and not recommend the use of bleach or Lysol products in food. "Lysol is designed for the surface and not for food, so it can't spray this material on tomatoes, because it can be poisonous. Bleach can also damage the hands, mouth, 

is avoiding direct contact with the courier. If possible, choose a service that offers contactless delivery. Today's technological sophistication, has offered various shipping applications with contactless shipping options. When making an order, either by telephone or via application, you can request that the goods sent can be left on the stairs, porch or fence outside the house. If you pick up takeout in a restaurant, practice social distance according to restaurant employees and other customers. Although the risk of transmission from the payment system is believed to be much lower, if possible use non-cash payments to avoid cross contamination. The risk of corona virus transmission through packaging is very low, such as from paper bags, plastic bags or cardboard boxes. Also read: Corona virus is most contagious in the first week of symptoms, this is explained, but Schaffner still advises to always wash your hands after receiving a package or package of food delivered. If you are worried about contamination in a wrap bag or container, then this can be done: Place the shipping bag and the container in the sink, rather than being placed on a table. Transfer food from the packaging to the plate. Dispose of all shipping bags, boxes and pickup containers in the trash. Wash your hands before eating. Clean the sink after eating using disinfecting products. then this can be done: Place the shipping bag and container in the sink, rather than placed on the table. Transfer food from the packaging to the plate. Dispose of all shipping bags, boxes and pickup containers in the trash. Wash your hands before eating. Clean the sink after eating using disinfecting products. then this can be done: Place the shipping bag and container in the sink, rather than placed on the table. Transfer food from the packaging to the plate. Dispose of all shipping bags, boxes and pickup containers in the trash. Wash your hands before eating. Clean the sink after eating using disinfecting products.

Can corona virus be transmitted from food packages? In addition to food packaging and shipping goods, letters and packages also have a low risk of corona virus transmission. Dave Partenheimer, a spokesman for the United States Postal Service (USPS), said the CDC, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Surgeon General, had indicated there was currently no evidence that Covid-19 was distributed by mail. 

In fact, according to WHO the possibility of infected people contaminating commercial goods has a low risk of transmitting the virus that causes Covod-19 from the package being moved. In line with WHO, the CDC states that the risk of transmission through mail and packages is very low. In general, because the ability of the corona virus to survive on the surface is quite poor. The possibility of a lower risk of spreading of corona virus from products or packages that are shipped because the delivery time requires at least several days or weeks. 

Nevertheless, basically the corona virus generally spreads the most through respiratory droplets. There is no corroborating evidence about Covid-19 transmission through imported goods in the United States. Therefore, there is no need to disinfect letters or packages. However, washing your hands thoroughly after receiving or handling a package, it is really highly recommended to prevent transmission of corona virus infection.

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