Experts in infectious disease say viruses like the novel coronavirus don't survive long on surfaces. And there's no evidence from similar outbreaks that anyone got infected by handling a package.
, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern University, says of your chances of contracting the novel coronavirus from packages shipped from China."It's not going to be transported on a box," Dr.
, an infectious disease specialist at Northwestern University, says of your chances of contracting the novel coronavirus from packages shipped from China.
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