Goldenhawk
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I agree it's going to be hard to trace - but not impossible.
We start by minimizing the physical touching risks. We let all mail and packages and non-perishable groceries "age" in a safe location for 2-3 days before handling again, and wash hands carefully after carrying them inside. Anything perishable gets wiped down with disinfectant before going in the fridge/freezer. From what we researched, there shouldn't be any viable virus particles after 2-3 days. All delivered food goes straight into the oven at 200 deg for 15 minutes, which from what we researched is fairly certain to destroy any viable virus particles. When we're shopping, we're very careful with mask discipline and what we touch, and using hand sanitizer before touching the car or getting in it. (This all may seem over the top to some, but my wife works in a nursing home and we would hate to cause old folks to die because we were sloppy.)
As to stores, we also cluster our shopping. In that respect, it might be impossible to tell if WE get sick, but if more than one person did, and both of us were contact-tracing, it would probably be fairly easy to see which stores overlapped (likely very few) with someone else who got sick around the same time.
To me, this is one key to fighting COVID-19: No one person can do it alone. If we all cooperate and take advantage of all medical recommendations, there's a real good chance of minimizing its impact.
We start by minimizing the physical touching risks. We let all mail and packages and non-perishable groceries "age" in a safe location for 2-3 days before handling again, and wash hands carefully after carrying them inside. Anything perishable gets wiped down with disinfectant before going in the fridge/freezer. From what we researched, there shouldn't be any viable virus particles after 2-3 days. All delivered food goes straight into the oven at 200 deg for 15 minutes, which from what we researched is fairly certain to destroy any viable virus particles. When we're shopping, we're very careful with mask discipline and what we touch, and using hand sanitizer before touching the car or getting in it. (This all may seem over the top to some, but my wife works in a nursing home and we would hate to cause old folks to die because we were sloppy.)
As to stores, we also cluster our shopping. In that respect, it might be impossible to tell if WE get sick, but if more than one person did, and both of us were contact-tracing, it would probably be fairly easy to see which stores overlapped (likely very few) with someone else who got sick around the same time.
To me, this is one key to fighting COVID-19: No one person can do it alone. If we all cooperate and take advantage of all medical recommendations, there's a real good chance of minimizing its impact.
