Is overseas express delivery safe during the epidemic? Will receiving international express delivery infect COVID-19?

Is overseas express delivery safe during the epidemic?

Customs is an administrative agency established by the state at coastal, border or inland ports to implement import and export supervision. Inbound and outbound postal articles, goods, passengers' luggage, currency, gold and silver, securities, means of transportation, etc. in accordance with national laws and regulations. Accept supervision and inspection, collect customs duties, and carry out investigations and other tasks. Smuggling is prohibited. Customs controls the export of products very strictly. In the current special period, inspection and testing are more important. After all, this is the country's first line of defense. Therefore, China Customs will safely disinfect the express delivery. If you are worried, you can also do personal protection and package disinfection when receiving the package. It is recommended to use international express delivery as little as possible, and not to use international express delivery when it is not needed or urgently needed.

Will international express delivery infect COVID-19?

The possibility of being infected by goods imported from abroad is not ruled out, so overseas express delivery may carry novel coronavirus.

It is recommended to wear a mask when receiving express delivery, giving priority to non-contact handover and minimizing contact and communication. If you need to sign for the courier in person, you need to keep a distance of more than one meter from the courier. When picking up and unpacking express parcels, use chlorine-containing disinfectant or medical alcohol to disinfect the outer packaging; You can also wear disposable gloves and try not to touch them directly with your hands. Dismantling shall be carried out outdoors as far as possible. Don't take the outer packaging home and treat it as domestic garbage. When spraying alcohol for disinfection, we must pay attention to safety to prevent fire. After handling the package, take off your gloves in time, pay attention to hand hygiene, and carefully rub your hands according to the "seven-step washing method" to avoid touching your mouth, eyes and nose with unclean hands.

How to disinfect after receiving international express delivery?

1. Wear disposable masks and gloves correctly. After taking the package out of the express cabinet, it is best to put it in an outdoor ventilated place for disinfection.

2. Use chlorine-containing disinfectant with effective chlorine concentration of 500mg/L to spray disinfect the express package, and leave it in a ventilated place for 20-30 minutes before opening the package. If there is more than one layer of packaging, repeat the sterilization operation of each layer of packaging.

3. After the items in the international express parcel are taken out, they need to be disinfected. The disinfection method can wipe the outer surface of the article with alcohol or quaternary ammonium salt wet wipes.

4. Before the international express package, the used masks and gloves are discarded, disinfected with chlorine-containing disinfectant with effective chlorine concentration of 500mg/L, and then the garbage is classified.

5. After the treatment is completed, wash your hands with running water or disinfect your hands with hand sanitizer.