Ali Barber-Stuff from China

[mickyh7]

Just ordered some bits and bobs from China last night without even thinking of the health risks in that part of the World.
Can this Virus be 'Posted' out of China ?
Should I be worried at all, or will the cold air kill the Virus before its in my Letterbox!

[Olas]

IIRC it can only survive for 10-12 hours outside of a living host

[easytiger123]

Unless you've ordered some instant noodles with dehydrated whole bat, I think you'll be fine. Probably.

[doogle83]

This is actually one of the BBC FAQ questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-511764...

[Camelot1971]

mickyh7 said:

Just ordered some bits and bobs from China last night without even thinking of the health risks in that part of the World.
Can this Virus be 'Posted' out of China ?
Should I be worried at all, or will the cold air kill the Virus before its in my Letterbox!

Burn everything when it arrives. And your house too. You can never be too safe when buying hair products.....

[steveo3002]

buy it while you can , soon all the people that make it and send it will be dead and we will have to buy made in UK stuff

[The Mad Monk]

doogle83 said:

This is actually one of the BBC FAQ questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-511764...

Tautology alert!

[C0ffin D0dger]

[Halb]

easytiger123 said:

Unless you've ordered some instant noodles with dehydrated whole bat, I think you'll be fine. Probably.

time to change the diet

[dhutch]

doogle83 said:

This is actually one of the BBC FAQ questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-511764...

"Can the coronavirus be transferred through items bought from Wuhan and posted to UK?
There is no evidence this is a risk. Some diseases - including the coronavirus that causes Sars - can spread through surfaces contaminated by people coughing or sneezing on them.

It has not been shown this new coronavirus can do that. Even if it could, there would still be questions about whether international shipping would be a major problem.

Cold viruses tend to survive less than 24 hours outside the human body although norovirus (a severe stomach bug) can last months outside the body.

The most reassuring fact so far is that cases seem to require close contact with another person - say, a family member or healthcare worker - in order to spread."