Will Coronavirus(COVID-19) be transmitted by parcel? Is it safe to buy Dolls from China now?

To know whether the package from China is safe during the period of covid-19, we need to know whether the coronavirus can survive out of the body and how long the coronavirus can survive when out of the body.

According to experts, the coronavirus needs to survive in body fluids, including sputum, saliva, respiratory secretions and droplets.

For this coronavirus, the most common cause of respiratory and lung diseases is droplet transmission. That is, when a virus carrier is coughing, sneezing and speaking, it spray a warm and moist mist. The pathogen adheres to it, and floating in the wind for a short time and short-distance diffusion under air infection, and then the next host sticks when breathing, or opening his mouth, or accidentally touching the eye surface, causing the new host to become infected.

The survival time of Coronavirus is different in different temperature and humidity.

First of all, the higher the temperature is, the more difficult for the coronavirus to survive. At 56 ℃(132.8℉) for 30 minutes, the coronavirus can be completely inactivated. When the room temperature is about 25 degrees, the coronavirus will soon lose its infectivity. But now the northern hemisphere is in spring, the temperature is low, and the time for the coronavirus to survive in vitro will be longer. This is also why almost all viral infectious diseases occur frequently in winter and spring.

Unlike bacteria, besides humidity, coronaviruses are usually easier to spread in dry air, but this does not mean that they will survive for a long time in dry air. This is because in humid air, coronaviruses are easier to fall on the surface of objects and the ground, but in dry air, they are easier to float in the air. If in humid air, they are easier to survive.

At present, influenza A (H1N1) virus can survive in the air for 2 hours, which is the longest known virus to survive in the current research. The survival time of coronavirus is similar to that of influenza virus (H1N1).

But! That’s the theoretical survival time of the virus. In fact, the time of the virus in the air will be shorter.

Because the virus is also sensitive to dryness, sunlight, ultraviolet, and even air quality, the coronavirus will difficult to survive when exposed to the natural actual environment.

At present, under the temperature and humidity, and the relatively dry sunlight in the daytime in most parts of China, the survival time of coronavirus in vitro will not exceed influenza A (H1N1), that is, at most 2 hours.

However, “coronavirus survival” does not mean that the infection conditions can be achieved. One or a few coronavirus particles entering the human body can not constitute an infection. Infecting the coronavirus requires the combined level of the activity of the coronavirus and the total number of coronavirus to reach a certain number.

Experts suggest that when going to densely populated areas, it’s better to wear masks to effectively prevent coronavirus infection and wash hands when back to home.

Our parcels usually has two layers of packaging, outer cardboard box, inner protective frame and protective film. After a long transportation period (6-10 working days), during the whole transportation process under the protection of protective film and outer packaging, it is difficult for the package or doll to become the transmission carrier of the coronavirus, let alone infect the human body.

In the process of making all dolls, the staff need to wear masks and gloves to keep the products clean and safe, and all packages have been disinfected before they are sent. In addition, during this special time, when all packages are inspected by the customs, they will be disinfected again.

How to get the package safely under covid-19?

So far, no cases of infection through parcels have been found in the world. Therefore, the probability of coronavirus transmission through the package is very small. For the infection that may occur in the local area, we should pay attention to wearing a mask to protect ourselves when contacting the local courier, or avoid direct contact with the courier, and clean and disinfect the hand after receiving the package.

As everyone knows, this novel coronavirus has been discovered and controlled by China for nearly 2 months. China’s epidemic situation has been effectively controlled. The number of new cases has been decreasing obviously. Only 15 cases were added in March 12th of nation. Thus, compared with the severe trend of other countries, China’s overall environment is more secure. Although the coronavirus is still have in China, it is very safe to buy Dolls from China because China already has a mature defense system and governance system.

More Links

https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus-resource-center#q5

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/03/801620037/no-you-wont-catch-the-new-coronavirus-via-packages-or-mail-from-china