USPS News Link – 4/6/20 – The Postal Service is sharing guidance from public health organizations and other authorities that have stated there’s no evidence the coronavirus is spread through the mail.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the virus is spread through respiratory droplets, and there is currently no evidence to support the transmission of COVID-19 with package shipments.
“In general, because of poor survivability of these coronaviruses on surfaces, there is likely very low risk of spread from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient temperatures,” CDC states on its website.
In a frequently asked questions section on its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) addresses concerns about the safety of receiving packages from areas where COVID-19 has been reported.
“The likelihood of an infected person contaminating commercial goods is low and the risk of catching the virus that causes COVID-19 from a package that has been moved, travelled, and exposed to different conditions and temperature is also low,” WHO states.
Surgeon General Jerome Adams has also weighed in. “There is no evidence right now that the coronavirus can be spread through mail,” he said recently.
Additionally, during a television interview last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke about the likelihood of the coronavirus being transmitted through things like mail and package delivery.
“I don’t think we need to get completely obsessed about packages that come in because those types of surfaces — the virus might live there for a very short time,” Fauci said. “But people say, ‘Should I get a package from a grocery store that says made in China?’ I wouldn’t worry about that. That’s not the issue.”
Same USPS responsible for the NAZI National Reasessment Process. They couldn’t care less about the easily replaceable plebs at the bottom.
Rhonda, a couple of points. In my entire career of almost 32 years, I have witnessed many and I mean MANY custodians who didn’t do a damn thing except swipe a time card and collect a paycheck while they stood outside all day with their coffee, cigarettes and cell phones. They emptied a few trash cans and cleaned nothing. Also, I worked with many carriers who for some reason or another hardly ever showered or washed their uniforms. Management cares only about numbers and the size of their paycheck. I would not be shocked to see many USPS workers to have this virus as they are already are made to work under filthy conditions. If things get real bad at your office, send OSHA an anonymous e-mail and tell them how filthy your building is. Good Luck.
They are obviously not thinking about the clerks and carriers who handled the package just before you receive it or the plastic trays and tubs, canvas bags and steel cages that it is transported in. They are not looking at how it is transported and handled the morning it is received in the local office just before you handle it. It lives awhile on plastic and steel. What about the clerks and carriers in your local office who are infected and may not know it.