agreed
Wait, what? You can look this up …
If you find the whole idea of zoonoses absurd, some reading might be informative. Or not, of course.
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/302/5643/276
Yep. I figure my biggest health risk these days is the time I spend on the freeway driving to see my primary care doctor. Second biggest risk is walking the dog, for which I carry my highly effective strobe flashlight driver-attention-getter. I wish I had aircraft-type strobe lights on my car, but there’s probably a regulation against that.
Thanks for that pointer to the well done CBC info at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NHO_VeFDhw
“Remember the virus only has the special keys to lock it into your lungs …… it is not floating around in the air …the mask stops you from touching your face”
[don’t touch your face, watch your hands]”
A virus is an inert material that can be reactivated in your system once you get it. Like a cold sore. Once you get one, chances are you get several more over the years. You never get rid of herpes. It’s a virus. Bacteria on the other hand doesn’t recur, once you’re rid of it unless you expose yourself to it again.
I don’t know if you were thinking of tongue wrestling with a squid, or something more intimate.
But how about a worker handling dying animals, who then has to scratch his nose.
Chinese people are not known to be notorious hand washers, not even in health care.
Apparently it can be in the body for 2 weeks for the incubation period.
I heard on the news that China is planning to extend the Chinese New Year because of this virus.
Yes, it’s ture that we will extend our holiday for 1 week. Coronavirus situation is making us nervous but still in control, People in China are being advised to stay at home.
We buy many commodities from online stores. The thread title is misleading, not true. The coronavirus can survive in the air less than 2 days.
I will be getting a package from China in a few days. Right now we are at the 10 day mark since it was mailed. It is 90 miles from me, probably get it Wednesday.
I wanted to make sure I COULD NOT get it if one the the people from Banggood who handled the package, had the virus.
Just remember the ancillary discovery from all this kerfuffle: handwashing with soap for 20 seconds is not a regular habit in China.
Supplying hand soap in bathrooms is said to be not a common practice.
So we can rely on the odds being good that at least wiping off any product from China, say with dilute alcohol hand cleaner, is at least not a bad idea.
Not because of short-lived viruses, which will expire. Because of what’s technically called “other guck” that might still be present.
Some visual perspective on where it is and isn’t
Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Global Cases (by JHU CSSE)
Should I clean my torches wit antibacterial soap ? When they come
I will be prepared when my HT70 Arrives. Surgical gloves and 91% Isopropyl alcohol to wipe off the potential filth! 
A brand new bottle in the cabinet in case those 2.2 ounces is not enough! 
I think I’ll do that also , and a blast of uv light
A few numbers, just as a reminder to wash your hands, early and often, and don’t touch your face:
Viruses don’t live in the flashlights
jfc
“The common cold” has two “ends” to it - there’s the one where you get a few sniffles (rhinovirus) and the one where it’s almost influenza symptoms, aches and pains, etc (coronavirus). That’s what is it, a bad cold. If you are immunocompromised you might be in some trouble, but if you’re otherwise healthy, it’ll suck but you’ll be okay most likely.
If you’ve ever legitimately had Influeza B and survived, you know what it’s like - 2 days in bed feeling like absolute hell, in a lot of muscular pain - Coronavirus isn’t as bad as this.
Outside of a host (body, etc), I’d give it 24 hours at absolute max survival.
Source: have spoken to my (immunologist) wife about this extensively. It’s all very fun for the media to whip themselves into a lather about this because it reinforces the nationalist narrative agenda.
^^ Some good common sense there thanks. Here is some more non fear mongering info about someone who has worked with the coronavirus for 30 years. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/expert-says-coronavirus-epidemic-should-be-contained-within-a-few-weeks/ar-BBZo2pA
I don’t particularly want to get it, but if I do, I know I’ll be off work for a little and that’s it. I’ve survived Influenza B when I was in worse health than I am now, so I’ve got no real worries about this.
If you take care of yourself , eat good food , overdose of vitamins when you get flu, in good health , you should be ok
I’ve you don’t then your in trouble
Touch wood I’ve not had a bad cold or flu for a few years , I think I’ve got a nice immune system. Intend to take double or triple the vitamin daily allowance when I had glue or feel like I’m getting flu ,
Don’t get me wrong I’ve proberly had flu in the last few years but I handle it well , still goto work , and carry on as normal , but with good rest ,good food , good vitamins and saunas !
Like a few others have said , I think the paid media are blowing it up , big phama company’s will be lapping it up right now , expect corona virus flu meds in the next 2 weeks !