The coronavirus outbreak in China made millions of people around the world panicking. Online customers have worries about the chances to be infected with coronavirus 2019-nCoV from Wuhan (China) through parcels with products from AliExpress and other Chinese stores.
We prepared an article with the answers to hot questions on the disease and the facts from world health experts to let you know about the potential risks of this novel coronavirus from China and how to protect yourself.
Can Coronavirus be Transmitted through Parcels from China?
The answer is – no, that is impossible, as coronaviruses are unstable outside the host.
The first cases of human coronavirus were identified in the mid-1960s. Like any other respiratory disease, the coronaviruses are spread through the air and can be easily destroyed by household detergents and cleaning products.
Despite being fatal, the virus cannot live outside the virus carrier, so there is no opportunity for it to survive on the surface or inside any products shipped by mail.
The information on coronavirus in the video below refers to all types of human coronaviruses, and no different essential information on other types of the transmission of coronavirus 2019-nCoV has been reported by far.
Is Coronovirus Fatal?
The answer is – yes, in severe cases, the coronavirus can be fatal, but the death rate is lower than widely discussed on some news channels.
The WHO (World Health organization) prepared a video with Dr Maria Vankukova, an epidemiologist, with hot Q&A about the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
The figures she presents are: the death level among the infected is 2-4% (according to the statistics at the moment of the interview).
Coronavirus Symptoms, Transmission, and Treatment
The symptoms of coronavirus are the same as in case of any respiratory disease:
- coughing,
- runny nose,
- difficulty breathing,
- fever,
- wasting.
The virus might also cause no symptoms, but this assumption hasn’t got a reliable proof.
The transmission of the virus is through droplets – small drops of liquid spread when the host coughs, but to be infected, one has to be in very close proximity to an infected person.
How to Protect Yourself from Coronavirus?
The risk to be infected with a coronavirus is high in the areas where it is circulating, so try to avoid being in crowded areas if you are in one of the problem regions. Wear a face mask if you have to go outside and change it every 2 hours.
More preventive measures:
- Wash your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based rub.
- Avoid close contact with anyone with flu-like symptoms.
- Thoroughly cook meat and eggs.
- Avoid contact with wild and farm animals.
As you can see, the risk to get infected with a coronavirus in a safe area is almost zero, and the disease if fatal in severe cases only. It cannot live outside the host for a long time, so you don’t have to worry about a chance to be infected via a product shipped from Chine or any territory where the virus is circulating.
We wish you to stay healthy and shop safely!
Your Megabonus team.
Can the virus live in the liquid product itself? Not the packaging
The virus can live in liquids for up to 2 weeks.