Do Your Mails Need To Be Sanitized?

It’s become a routine part of life in present society to go outdoor and check the post box to see if any mail has come in. However, as you’re receiving envelopes from friends, loved ones, and magazine subscriptions, the thought may cross your mind i.e., just how clean are your packages and envelopes, anyhow?

Extent of Cleanliness of Your Mails

Furnished with hand sanitizer, wet wipes, and the classic hot soap and water, it still takes a lot of time and effort to clean, sanitize, and purify everything in your locality. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide a lot of guidelines and information on their website. It also guides on when and how to wash your hands. Although there are still a lot of unknown variables concerning the novel coronavirus, named COVID-19, the CDC can still use understanding from previous coronaviruses like SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV as a reference and guide.

According to the CDC’s FAQ section on its website, it doesn’t look possible that the coronavirus can spread through packages sent through the mail. In general, because of poor ability of these coronaviruses to survive on surfaces, there is possible very low threat of spread from products or packaging that are sent over a period of days or weeks at diffusive temperatures. However, it’s still a worthy to wash your hands after touching anything.

If you’re worried about COVID-19, your Amazon package will most possible be fine by the time it reaches your doorstep. “Coronaviruses are mostly thought to be spread most often by breathing droplets,” the CDC website continues. “Currently, there is no proof to support spread of COVID-19 linked with imported goods and there have not been any cases of COVID-19 in the United States related with imported goods.”

But could coronavirus transfer from your mail transporter to your package, and then to you? If they have the virus, and there are droplets transferred to the package, it is supposedly possible to get the virus since it can live on surfaces for up to nine days. But, again, while it’s possible, it’s still doubtful.

Cleaning out your mailbox

Your email inbox isn’t the only inbox that needs to be cleaned. Your physical mailbox needs to be cleaned, too. Mixing a few drops of dish soap with warm water and cleaning both the inner and the outer of the mailbox is helpful remove dirt. Once cleaned down, sanitize the surface with the proper sanitizer spray.

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