Is it safe to receive a package from a COVID-19 area?

Many of us find that we are ordering more food and daily necessities to our home than before to avoid going out. Naturally, we as families may feel concerned that these deliveries could introduce the virus into our home. Overall, WHO deems it to be safe to receive packages from a COVID-19 area and advises that the likelihood of an infected person contaminating goods and the risk of catching the virus from a package that has travelled and been exposed to different conditions and temperatures is low. However, we are still learning about this new Virus and if you are ordering any food or products to your home generally, and also locally, it is always wise to practice good hand hygiene after handling packaging and potentially cleaning the packaging and products themselves and limiting the interaction with your delivery agent, such as by having a ‘no contact’ delivery, as they may be inadvertently a carrier of the virus.

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