Can the Covid-19 virus contract through food or packaging materials

Food and Covid-19 virus According to CDC there is no evidence to support that the covid-19 virus can be spread through food. Individuals however should be very creful in preparing food and avoid any direct coughing, sneezing etc directly on the food. Other precautions such as washing hands and washing raw vegetables thoroughly are also recommended. It is important to note that the virus is considered to enter humans through respiratory droplets. Package materials and Covid-19 virus There is currently no evidence that supports that the covid-19 virus can spread from packaging materials if handled properly. It is recommended that individuals should wash hands after they have handled packages as covid-19 virus may stay on cardboards for up to 24 hours. Some people use hand sanitizer wipes or sprays on cardboard packages as a precautionary measure to destroy the virus. Another option is to leave the package outside for a few days before opening. If you are getting food deliveries it is equally important to wash hands after food packages have been opened and as a precaution to dispose those packages in a safe manner.

140 Aransas County residents tested for COVID-19, results pending

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Tests for the coronavirus are being offered at some private clinics, but tests are still scarce. Requesting a test doesn’t mean a patient will get one.

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More than 100 Aransas County residents were tested for COVID-19 Thursday and Friday.

About 140 residents were tested for free in Rockport and Fulton as part of a drive-in program established by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Aransas County news release.

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Heath care workers conduct COVID-19 testing at the Corpus Christi’s drive-thru testing center at the old Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital parking lot on Thursday, April 23, 2020. (Photo: Courtney Sacco/Caller-Times)

“We have been very limited as to what we could do to ensure the safety of our residents,” Aransas County Judge C.H. “Burt” Mills said in the release. “The Stay at Home Order was a big step, but we had no testing facilities or way of knowing exactly what the infection situation was in our community other than the two cases that were reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services.”

Thursday, 63 specimens were collected and 80 were registered for collection Friday.

Results from tests will take five to seven days. The county will receive notification of positive cases and will receive age, gender and how the person contracted the virus, the release states.

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