Will you catch the new coronavirus through packages or mail from China?

 Recently, some Beerdoll customers have raised questions about the coronavirus in China and are concerned whether the sex dolls they receive are infected with the coronavirus. In the age of online shopping and worldwide shipping, some accompanying visitors wrote to us and asked such a question: Is there any risk of catching the new coronavirus in the doll pack I received from China?

That's almost certainly not the case, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In his question and answer, he concluded: "Because these coronaviruses have poor surface viability, the risk of spread from products or packaging transported at ambient temperatures for days or weeks can be very small."

The infectious disease experts we interviewed are more specific. "Viruses don't travel in boxes," said Dr. Michael Ethan of Northwestern University, who studies viral infections in transplant patients with compromised immune systems. The coronavirus is believed to spread from person to person primarily via respiratory droplets, the researchers said. In addition, the new corona virus seems to be spreading only among people who are in close contact.

While there are still many unknowns about this particular coronavirus, experts already know what's about to happen based on previous experiences with the strain that has caused serious outbreaks of the disease. Elizabeth McGraw, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State University, said, "In any previous outbreak, there is no evidence that anyone was infected with the Love Doll pack."

McGraw said the virus is extremely unlikely to survive for several days outside or in a box containing, say, something an infected person has sneezed or touched. McGraw explained, "What we know about these viruses is that they don't last long on surfaces, especially very porous surfaces," such as cardboard.

Amesh Adalja, a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Health and Safety Center, explained that some viruses live longer than others — conditions such as temperature, humidity, and surface materials affect how long the virus survives in emerging infectious diseases. But many extra-host viruses collapse within a few hours in the natural environment.

Earlier this week Adalia testified. "The shipping conditions of most products will not help to keep the virus alive." In other words, Adalja concluded: "I don't think this poses a real risk."