Experts have issued advice on sending Christmas cards and presents amid the coronavirus pandemic this year. Disinfecting parcels and sending cards early are among scientists’ recommendations for those wanting to take extra precautions this year.
Medical experts have said the risk of spreading coronavirus through the post is “really low,” Somerset Live reports. This comes as some laboratory experiments suggest the virus can live on packaging materials like cardboard for a maximum of 24 hours.
Research published by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO in October showed the virus can last up to four weeks on mobile phone screens and banknotes, but it has a much shorter survival on porous surfaces like paper.
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