Here’s How Amazon Says You Should Handle Packages to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus
If you’re concerned with whether your deliveries are safe, Amazon has a few suggestions
By Jason Aten
If you’re like most people, a lot of your shopping is done online, with a large part of your purchases going through Amazon’s site. What’s new is the combination of an extraordinary surge in online shopping by homebound customers that has resulted in Amazon’s announcing it was adding 100,000 employees, and widespread concerns about transmitting the coronavirus.
As local, state, and the federal government are encouraging people to practice social distancing to slow the spread of Covid-19, a lot of people are wondering about those packages that come straight to their doorsteps.
In reality, it’s hard to know whether or not a package that comes into your home had contact with anyone who might already be positive for Covid-19. And, even if it does, it’s hard to know whether that matters. The CDC says that it isn’t likely that the virus can survive long in transit, though a study in The New England Journal of Medicine indicated that it can live on cardboard for up to 24 hours.
