Re:Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
by mehrdadn on Monday October 12, 2020 @06:17AM
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For reference, the CDC says "Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that handling food or consuming food is associated with COVID-19." [1]
Similarly, the FDA has said "To date, there has not been any evidence that food, food packaging or food handling is a source or important transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 resulting in COVID-19." [2]
I take this to mean that just because a virus survives on some surface around you, that doesn't mean you're likely to get infected from it. If someone's heard of a single known case of a person having gotten COVID-19 from ordinary contact with a common surface, I (and I'm sure everyone else) would be very interested in hearing about it.
Similarly, the FDA has said "To date, there has not been any evidence that food, food packaging or food handling is a source or important transmission route for SARS-CoV-2 resulting in COVID-19." [2]
I take this to mean that just because a virus survives on some surface around you, that doesn't mean you're likely to get infected from it. If someone's heard of a single known case of a person having gotten COVID-19 from ordinary contact with a common surface, I (and I'm sure everyone else) would be very interested in hearing about it.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/...
[2] https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/health/food-unlikely-covid-19...