Source: China Daily
Recently, whether express parcels will trigger the "material transmission" of the new crown virus has attracted attention.
Traceability of local confirmed cases in Beijing and Shenzhen Aomi Kerong:
None of them exclude the possibility of importing "material transmission to person" from abroad
The first individuals in Beijing and Shenzhen infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 both had contact with parcels from North America, health authorities from the two cities said on Monday.
The health departments of Beijing and Shenzhen said on the 17th that the first local confirmed case of Aomi Kerong in the two places had been exposed to packages from North America.
People wait for COVID-19 tests at an emergency testing site in Beijing's Haidian district on Jan 17, 2022. [Photo by WANG HAIXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY]
Both Beijing and Shenzhen reported at the epidemic prevention and control press conference that the local confirmed cases of new crown do not rule out the possibility of contracting the virus through overseas items. Among them, the genetic sequencing of the virus infected by the confirmed case in Shenzhen is 100% homologous to the overseas virus. The virus infected by the Beijing confirmed case is similar to some strains isolated in North America and Singapore in December 2021.
How to prevent the "material transmission" of overseas goods? Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, called on individuals to wear masks, not shake hands, wash their hands frequently, ventilate frequently, and have less sea shopping.
The State Post Bureau announced on Sunday that it will strengthen prevention and control measures to avoid the entry of the virus via international mail.
The State Post Bureau announced on the 16th that it will strengthen prevention and control measures to prevent the virus from being imported through international mail.
How to disinfect the overseas courier received?
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If you receive an overseas courier, what can you do to reduce the risk? Expert advice:
1.Wear a mask and disposable gloves when receiving your packages
When receiving mail from abroad, wear a mask and disposable gloves
2.Open all packages outside and dispose of the boxes immediately
The disassembly is carried out outdoors and the outer packaging is disposed of immediately
3.Disinfect the inner and outer packaging with chlorine-containing disinfectants or 75% alcohol
Thoroughly disinfect the inside and outside packaging with chlorine disinfectant or 75% alcohol
4.Be sure to wash your hands after handling your packages
Remember to wash your hands after you've processed your mail
Hand washing is a simple but crucial step, are you washing your hands the right way? Studies have shown that it takes about 20 seconds to wash your hands vigorously to remove all potential bacteria and viruses. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes handwashing guidelines:
Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
Wet your hands with clean running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
Use your hands to scrub the soap to lather. Apply soap foam to the back of your hands, between your fingers and between your nails.
Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds.
Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds.
Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
Rinse hands with clean running water.
Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
Wipe or dry your hands with a clean towel.
How to eat imported fruits is safer?
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In addition, the safety of imported fruits has also become a topic of public concern. Since New Year's Day, dragon fruit imported from many places in the mainland has tested positive for the nucleic acid of the new crown virus, and imported cherries, bananas, and longan have also been "recruited".
Zhuang Jianlin, deputy director of the Shanghai Changning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview, "Most of the imported food is transported through the air channel in a whole box, and the disinfection of each link of the channel can only involve the outer packaging level, but if the fruit farmers and workers themselves who pick and pack fruits in the country of origin have carried the virus, it is possible to let the virus remain on the peel." ”
A foreign expert also said in an interview with USA Today:
“There is a chance that if someone with the virus sneezed or coughed on your fruits and veggies, there's a chance it could get on your hands—and into your mouth if you don't wash your hands or your produce. "If a carrier of the virus sneezes or coughs on fruits and vegetables, and you don't wash your hands or wash the fruits and vegetables, the virus can enter your mouth by your hands or fruits and vegetables."
Can you still eat dragon fruit with confidence after that? How to buy imported fruit to deal with it is safer?
Experts from the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that after buying imported fruits home, they are first sprayed or wiped with alcohol or disinfectant wipes to disinfect the outer packaging, and then choose the cleaning method according to the characteristics of the fruit, which can be soaked in water for 10 to 20 minutes.
Soak produce in water or put it under running water to wash out any potential contamination
Soak the produce in water or rinse off any potential contaminants with running water
Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water 'for at least 20 seconds' after washing produce
After washing the produce, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water "at least 20 seconds"
Washing produce removes about 90% of any contamination
90% of the contaminants on the surface of agricultural products can be washed away.
Consumers should also pay attention to the purchase of imported cold chain food and imported fruits, to go to the regular supermarket or market to buy, do not buy imported cold chain food and imported fruits of unknown origin.
Source: China Daily, China News Network, CCTV, Shangguan News, USA Today, Review Editor: Dong Jing