bcla
On our rugged Eastern foothills.....
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2012
Depends on the virus. I remember some lessons about viruses. Coronaviruses of course can't survive forever without a host for too long, but some viruses are basically inert. I remember a description that some viruses can be left inside a jar for 20 years and they'll still be ready to infect if they find a host.And is everyone eating everything they bought with in 24 hours? Most of my groceries are sitting on a shelf at home for days anyway. Viruses need hosts, organic hosts. You just aren’t going to catch this from a can or plastic container that sat on your shelf for days. Or from you floor where your bag sat. Maybe if you have a toddler crawling around there, sure, wash your floor. But that will save them from lots of other bacteria & viruses too. Washing your hands & staying 6 feet away from anyone coughing, sneezing or otherwise breathing into you are by far the best ways to avoid getting this illness.
I also found it interesting that a lot of the disinfecting products I have specifically note effectiveness on coronaviruses. I guess this has been a concern with SARS and other cororonaviruses that predate Covid-19.