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>>psim1+(OP)
Do we know yet what the probability of packaging borne transmission is? Has anyone seen anything? I saw one study describing virus lifetime on various surfaces but I don't think they tested cardboard.

Also I don't know what they're expecting. They either have mountains of stock or they'll be laying these people back off soon when factories close. I think supplies out of China are still disrupted.

>>allove+n7
NPR talked about a study testing cardboard actually. Up to 24h under ideal conditions.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/14/8116090...

Link to study: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v...

>>gregsc+ta
That's actually really good news, thank you. You can just leave packages outside for a day or two.

>>allove+bs
Paranoid thought - what if it's on plastic or exposed steel on something inside the package (like the wrapping on a box or an ladle that doesn't come fully enclosed in a box), you need to wait three days or so.