Can you get coronavirus from takeaway food and delivery packages?

[imastawka]

This answers a lot of questions for a lot of people.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/can-you-get-coronavirus-from-takeaway-food-and-delivery-pac...

I get my groceries delivered.   I ask them to put them on the floor just inside the front door.

After I unpack, I wash my hands.

I hope that's enough.

As for delivered take away meals - always eat off your own plates, not directly out of their packaging.

[lyhargr_0]

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@imastawka wrote:

The link provided says th heat of the cooking kills the virus.

The idea of not eating out of their containers is that they've been handled - on the outside.

And that is where you would handle them too.

Dish it up.   Toss the container.   Wash ya hands before you eat.

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Or home cook ya own food, so much nicer 'n ya know whos been handling it

[imastawka]

Ly, I can't stand for long, and some days I just can't manage to cook dinner.

Hard to cook sitting down.

[nicnacs_4u]

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@crikey*mate wrote:
@domino - I've got some friends still operating in Hospitality. As well as the increased hygiene precautions, they have their temperature taken twice per shift - must be between 36.2 & 36.7 ( once at start) and answer a few questions once a day when they start shift regarding their activities since last shift, who they've associated with etc - so maybe not as good as the ridgy didge virus test but certainly increased precautions and procedures.

Once inside, they're not allowed out until end of shift and no cigarette breaks - smoking is prohibited

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hey hiya CM

it`s been years hope you are doing ok

[lyhargr_0]

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@domino-710 wrote:

I have no recollection of my last ' take away ' meal.

I do dine out - often - but not so much - given the current circumstances.

I do not cook - but all agree that is a good thing.

See - it works - I can - but refuse.

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Its an each to their own "thing", hubs and I prefer our own home cooking, if we dine out it's at a friend's house and we know what their kitchen looks like and how clean they are when preparing food.  Plus dining out is not cheap these days, prefer to spend our $$$$ on something we would really like to own

[lyhargr_0]

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@imastawka wrote:

Ly, I can't stand for long, and some days I just can't manage to cook dinner.

Hard to cook sitting down.

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Can ya hubs cook a meal or 2 for you? 

[domino-710]

I agree - when one can't do it - the other steps up.

There are things one can do - but also can't.

Share the load.

[lyhargr_0]

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@domino-710 wrote:

I agree - when one can't do it - the other steps up.

There are things one can do - but also can't.

Share the load.

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When I broke my leg and was outta action for weeks, I would have starved to death, if hubs hadnt been able to cook all our meals

Even if I did like t/a, there is only one any place here and they dont del

[imastawka]

Not happening. 

I don't like food poisoning, ta very much.

[not_for_sale2025]

I read somewhere about the length of time the virus can survive on different surfaces. On many surfaces it was hours.

[lyhargr_0]

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@imastawka wrote:

Not happening. 

I don't like food poisoning, ta very much.

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Well stay away from t/a food atm, you havent a clue who has been near it