Is it a safe choice to order takeout during the epidemic?

In theory, it is indeed possible for take-away food to carry the new pneumonia virus, but it is very unlikely that we will be infected.

we don't have to worry too much about ordering takeout, but we still need to take necessary protection and don't take it lightly. Novel coronavirus? 219-nCoV? The route of transmission is mainly respiratory droplets, but also through contact. Theoretically, if food producers are infected and do not follow good operating practices in the process of making food, droplets may attach to the surface of food through sneezing and coughing, which may make food carry viruses. In addition, if the takeaway delivery staff is infected, it is also possible to carry the virus on the surface of the food packaging box through droplets and contact.

Coronavirus can live well in human secretions and droplets, but the surface of objects, such as tableware and lunch boxes, is not its ideal residence. According to our understanding of SARS and MERS coronavirus, this kind of virus usually needs to be transmitted in close contact with infected people, and it is rarely transmitted through the object itself (such as take-away, express delivery and other channels) < P > And we don't have to worry about viruses in food, because coronavirus is very sensitive to heat. It is difficult to survive at higher temperatures. The temperature of the food we eat is relatively high in most cases. Even if the food producers pollute the food a little during the production process, it is difficult for the virus to remain active in this case.

so take-out is still safer?