Hi all have a parcel coming from hong kong and just wondering what i should do as the corona virus pandemic started to rear it ugly head in that area.
So i am wondering if it will be okay to receive it safely.
Hi all have a parcel coming from hong kong and just wondering what i should do as the corona virus pandemic started to rear it ugly head in that area.
So i am wondering if it will be okay to receive it safely.
I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where someone coughs into a package that Homer ends up receiving. There's a meme out there with this current crisis.
I wouldn't know tbh, but if we start over cautious, where does it end?
Lick it and see what happens?
That's why my second part of my reply is more serious. If you're that worried though, spray everything with disinfectant and wear a P2 mask while opening.
Not a doctor, obviously, but my understanding is that viruses don't tend to be able to live for long periods outside of living beings. Travel time of a parcel from HK to Australia feels like it would be long enough period. If you want to be extra cautious, and nothing wrong with that, collect it with gloves, wrap it in plastic and leave it alone for a few weeks and by then anything living in or outside the box should have died.
At the moment, the unnamed coronavirus in question is believed to be spread via animal to human contact... and as Paul said, they don't really survive too long outside of living things. So unless you're importing Hong Kong's wildlife or a live chicken you should be okay.
Also, Hong Kong isn't really China in this context. Separate customs territories. So there's also that.
Eagerly waiting for Masterpiece Meister