Not likely. Although a lot is unknown about COVID-19, it doesn't appear that the virus can survive on dry surfaces, such as paper, plastic, or cardboard. Any products shipped from China should be safe to use without risk of contracting the disease.

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How can I fight the stigma associated with COVID-19? Help educate those around you about the fact that, although COVID-19 might have first been discovered in China, the disease itself doesn't target specific races of people, nor are particular races more likely to get it than others. In fact, countries across the world, including most of Europe and the United States, have confirmed cases of coronavirus. It affects people of diverse populations, and anyone can catch it.[8]

Chinese and Asian people who you meet are no more likely to be infected than someone of any other race, unless they recently returned from China or were around someone who is sick.

Tell people that the disease is spread person to person through close contact. Even though the disease originated in China, you're not at risk of getting the disease if you, for example, go to a Chinese restaurant or shop at a Chinese-owned business.



























7 Will the COVID-19 outbreak stop when the weather gets warmer? Many viruses, such as the flu, do not spread as rapidly in spring and summer months. However, since COVID-19 is a new virus, scientists don't yet know what will happen once the weather gets warmer. While you can speculate that the threat would dissipate with warmer temperatures, no one knows for sure if that will happen.[9]

Even if the virus does dissipate with warmer weather, there is also a chance it could return when the weather cools again in the fall and winter. Many viruses, such as the flu, do not spread as rapidly in spring and summer months. However, since COVID-19 is a new virus, scientists don't yet know what will happen once the weather gets warmer. While you can speculate that the threat would dissipate with warmer temperatures, no one knows for sure if that will happen.



