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Old 31st Jan 2020, 11:50 am   #13
GrimJosef
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Default Re: Disinfecting components

The NHS says here that flu viruses can survive 24 hours on hard surfaces but only 15 minutes on tissues. I imagine the risk of any virus surviving the days/weeks trip from China on an inanimate object has to be infinitesimal.

Far and away the best vector for viral infections is people. If you want to avoid the flu, local (which is very prevalent here) or Wuhan (which isn't), then stay away from people as much as possible and, when you can't, practice good hand hygiene. Wash frequently and try not to touch your eyes/nose/mouth. I dread to think what's living on the surface of supermarket trolley handles, particularly the ones where toddlers' hands are between their parents'.

(I'm Graeme, by the way. Graeme Joseph to be exact. GrimJosef was what the Russian visa authorities printed on my passport once, and my wife still thinks it's funny .)

Cheers,

GJ
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