Is It Possible To Avoid It?

[Barsel]

What would you need to do to avoid getting Coronavirus?
If you live on your own and don't invite anyone into your home or go out mixing with others, is it possible you could avoid getting it?

[Old_Geezer]

Yes. But nothings 100% certain. You can do everything right and get it, or everything wrong and get away with it. Best to take reasonable precautions and not worry about what might be.

[SparklyKid]

Yes, but you would die of starvation.

[Barsel]

SparklyKid. I have been fortunate enough to secure a home delivery and a click and collect from Tesco so far. When the delivery arrived, I asked the driver if he would mind putting all my groceries in the boot of my car which is on the drive, and he didn't mind at all. I know my daughter will be able to collect my groceries from Click and Collect and again, she will put them in my boot and I will talk to her through an open window. This has worked ok up to now, but it's early days and we don't know how long this will last.

[TheDevil]

"If you live on your own and don't invite anyone into your home or go out mixing with others, is it possible you could avoid getting it?"

Yes.

[TheDevil]

Barsel, sounds as if you're going to be more than fine. Good idea RE: the boot! You can unlock and lock from your window, I assume?

[Zacs-Master]

Did you wash all the tins and plastic cartons when the delivery driver called?

[marval]

It sounds as if you are doing everything right Barsel. So hopefully you can avoid it, but I suppose there are no guarantees.

[aelmpvw]

some people will ignore all the advice and still not get it, such is life

[Cloverjo]

Is anyone worried about the postman pushing letters through the door?

[TheDevil]

But how long can the new coronavirus linger on surfaces, anyway? The short answer is, we don't know.

Best be safe than sorry.

[TheDevil]

Clover, Viruses tend not to be able to live on dry surfaces, so tissues etc..

The idea it could live on a letter is probable but I mean.. Better safe than sorry. Unless you're sucking letters, just wash your hands appropriately.

[Barsel]

TD yes I am able to unlock the boot from the window but no Zacs, I haven't gone as far as wiping all the tins etc, is that something we've been told to do?
Cloverjo I am expecting a parcel this week, but I will open the window and ask the postie to leave it on my doormat. I'll then put some gloves on and put the wrapping straight in the bin. My daughter said when she gets post she puts the envelopes straight in the recycle bin and then washes her hands. It sounds as though we are sometimes going a bit OTT but one of my daughters is expecting a baby and I want to hopefully still be here to meet her/him.

[gingejbee]

Worried about the post/postman? Chance would be a fine thing!
There's been no post round here since last Thursday.

[allenlondon]

No Barsel, no-one’s mentioned tins etc, not specifically.

However, if your supermarket fills your orders using human pickers, it would do no harm to wipe jars and tins.

The thing about hand-washing makes sense to do after handling any NEW things coming into your home.

Or, like Zac Master, you can mock, and keep your fingers crossed.

[ladybirder]

If you want to know how long the virus lingers on certain surfaces have a look at this article to find out the latest info on this.
If you're self isolating it is common sense to sanitise EVERYTHING that comes into your property including all deliveries of whatever.
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-22/how-do-you-get-infected-with-the-coronavirus

[ladybirder]

Zacs No, but I wiped them all over with an antibacterial wipe.

[Togo]

"The NIH study found that SARS-CoV-2 lasts for two to three days on steel and plastic. However, copper surfaces tended to kill the pathogen in about four hours.

Surprisingly the scientists discovered that the virus could survive up to a full day on cardboard, significantly longer than previously expected because porous surfaces are not typically hospitable to the microbes."

""A new, preliminary study has found that the novel coronavirus can survive for up to 24 hours on cardboard, but people probably don’t have to worry about receiving packages.""

Think I will be treating cardboard packaging as contaminated then. Wear gloves and dispose of immediately after opening outside. We are doing a bit of online shopping for garden supplies and the like and.......they all come in a cardboard box. May fire up the garden waste incinerator.


https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1258882/coronavirus-latest-news-uk-outbreak-london-lockdown-homes-transport-boris-johnson

[Barsel]

Thanks everyone and also thanks to ladybirder and Togo fro the links. x