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Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by davidw on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:04PM (#22611579)
Yikes. Say you buy a box of cereal from the store... is there any good way to disinfect it, or just let it sit in the garage for a few days?
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by RL_Quine on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:08PM (#22611628)
We've just be quarantining packages. They get shoveled into the garage and sit there for at least 3 days before opening. Seems like a pretty small convenience hit to stay safe.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by lliamander on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:43PM (#22611916)
We quarantine packages as well, although I've read that the SARS2 only lasts for about an hour on cardboard.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by gautamnarula on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @08:13PM (#22612190)
I've seen 24 hours on cardboard[1]

The best appears to be copper, which is 4 hours[1] which is why I bought some copper tape online and wrapped shared touch surfaces in my apartment with it (though be careful to avoid getting cuts when you grip it).

1. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/14/8116090...

Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by lliamander on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:41PM (#22619223)
Ah, thanks for the info!
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by earthtourist on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:53PM (#22611992)
I've been:

1. Opening cereal/cracker/other boxes with gloves on, taking out the bag inside the box, and recycling the box. I figure the interior bag hasn't been touched in days, typically, if it was ever touched by human hands.

2. For other things, like bread, I've been moving the bread into clean ziploc bags.

3. Washing things like Apples and plastic milk jugs with soap and water.

Feels pretty paranoid but seems to make sense right now.

Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by davidw on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:55PM (#22612005)
For some reason lately, the title of that book keeps popping into my head: "Only the Paranoid Survive".
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by zaaakk on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @08:11PM (#22612160)
Sure, except the mortality rate is nowhere near 100% and you will likely acquire the virus or it’s descendants at some point unless you continue washing your cereal boxes forever.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by krobbn on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:08PM (#22611627)
I don't think there is an easy way to disinfect it, maybe wipe it down with some lysol wipes if you have some. I guess your best bet is to just wash your hands thoroughly after going grocery shopping, and before and after eating.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by KCUOJJQJ on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @08:42PM (#22612400)
I'll only buy food that is in containers and clean the containers with a cloth with soapy water. Hopefully, soapy water is suitable. If I'm lucky I'll be able to get methylated spirit in the grocery store to make methylated spirit 70%. This concentration is mentioned in [1]. I could then fill up the empty bottles of surface disinfection spray that I've collected in the last year.

[1] https://www.pphsn.net/Activities/PICNet/SECTION_7.pdf , page 101

Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by pengaru on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:08PM (#22611629)
Things that can tolerate it without getting ruined/spoiled will sanitize much quicker in direct sunlight.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by _bxg1 on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:48PM (#22611952)
I made one last trip to the grocery store on Friday. Wiped the handle and bottom of the cart, but I'm just crossing my fingers that the items I bought were safe. Included lots of individual fruits, so not really feasible to sterilize. I'm in Texas, so hopefully it wasn't prevalent enough yet. Not sure what I'll do when I have to make another trip in a couple weeks if we're still in quarantine.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by KCUOJJQJ on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:07PM (#22612551)
>Not sure what I'll do when I have to make another trip in a couple weeks if we're still in quarantine.

Maybe we can develop good ideas? What about these ideas:

* Vitamin/mineral pills

* fruit juice / pureed fruit/vegetables (for secondary plant substances)

* Visiting the grocery store when few customers are there

* Apply cream to your hands. I always wash my hands often. They can become dry and tiny wounds occur. If lemon juice hurts your hands then it's bad. Germs can get into the tiny wounds.

* Additionally, wear plastic gloves.

Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by johntash on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:39AM (#22613946)
> * Visiting the grocery store when few customers are there

This is becoming hard with a lot of grocery stores reducing their hours now. Our local store is only open 8-8 vs 24hours normally; I'd love to go around 10 or 11pm like we normally do.

Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by jennyyang on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:51PM (#22611978)
wash the fruits with a little bit of dish soap, soap is enough to disrupt the virus.
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by sfj on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:23PM (#22611748)
I wonder how well sunlight works?
Re:New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces by noodlenotes on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @07:11PM (#22611655)
Most disinfectants only claim to work on hard, non-porous surfaces.