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Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 28, 2020

New method of cleaning N95’s https://www.heraldsun.com/news/coronavirus/article241520921.html

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 27, 2020

I read one person detached the straps before cooking. I’m guessing if it had a breather valve, typically plastic, guessing that has to be removed as well.

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 27, 2020

More info about the study: https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fprsyy/stability_of_sarscov2_in_different_environmental/

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 26, 2020

I’m going to let them sit for at least 3 days after shipped, Amazon makes this difficult with their courier service, but a standard tracking number will tell me when it left the shippers warehouse. I’ll assume the carrier isn’t going to open the package. If its something I need asap or if it’s perishable, have to wipe down every inch. The issue there is I don’t know if disturbing the package will throw the virus in the air. I have to be safe and assume it will, thus need mask and goggles and act very slow when moving anything non-sterile, including my person.

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 26, 2020

Heat has reported to kill the virus at 56C for 15 minutes. Another report stated that N95’s can be sterilized if cooked for 30min at 70C. Maybe useful when the alcohol runs out to have a digital laser thermometer to spot check the outside of a package after it’s cooked using an outdoor oven/heater/fire.

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 26, 2020

CDC reported the virus survived on surfaces in infected member’s cabins of the Diamond Princess cruise ship for up to 17 days and says more research is needed. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm

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Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 28, 2020

New method of cleaning N95’s https://www.heraldsun.com/news/coronavirus/article241520921.html

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 27, 2020

I read one person detached the straps before cooking. I’m guessing if it had a breather valve, typically plastic, guessing that has to be removed as well.

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 27, 2020

More info about the study: https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/comments/fprsyy/stability_of_sarscov2_in_different_environmental/

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 26, 2020

I’m going to let them sit for at least 3 days after shipped, Amazon makes this difficult with their courier service, but a standard tracking number will tell me when it left the shippers warehouse. I’ll assume the carrier isn’t going to open the package. If its something I need asap or if it’s perishable, have to wipe down every inch. The issue there is I don’t know if disturbing the package will throw the virus in the air. I have to be safe and assume it will, thus need mask and goggles and act very slow when moving anything non-sterile, including my person.

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 26, 2020

Heat has reported to kill the virus at 56C for 15 minutes. Another report stated that N95’s can be sterilized if cooked for 30min at 70C. Maybe useful when the alcohol runs out to have a digital laser thermometer to spot check the outside of a package after it’s cooked using an outdoor oven/heater/fire.

Reply to: How to Disinfect Packages from COVID-19 Posted March 26, 2020

CDC reported the virus survived on surfaces in infected member’s cabins of the Diamond Princess cruise ship for up to 17 days and says more research is needed. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6912e3.htm