Thank you for citing relevant sources, drewbenn.
Yes, this virus is dangerous, the situation is serious, the people are dying and I'm really sorry for each and every one of the victims. But I'm surprised about how much people don't know about this virus. The "mith-busting" WHO page is a good place to inform ourselves.
I regularly ordered from China (mostly buildings and scenery for my layout, and some very nice leather cases for my cell phone), so when all this started, I researched and find answers from heads of WHO, CDC and my local health authorities. Everyone was perfectly clear about it: we can't catch that virus from packages from China. Period.
You see, outside the body the virus can survive - as I have been informed - merely a day, and that in precise laboratory conditions. And, as I live in the EU, I can't get any package from China in a day. As a matter of fact, a package from China travels at least a few weeks until it is delivered to me. So no obvious danger here at all.
Nevertheless, my local post authorities announced that they have cancelled all traffic with China, and that there will be "a delay" in delivering letters and packages from China. They say it's because some airlines cancelled their flights to and from China. Here is their announcement: "The Croatian Post has received information from KLM, Lufthansa LH and Turkish Airlines that flights from the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Croatia will not be operated to prevent the risk of the spread of coronavirus, which will affect the normal postal business of exchanging mail. Therefore, we ask the users of Croatian Post service for understanding and we will keep you informed of any changes."
The result is that I have my two Seibu Series 9000 trains (The Blue L Train & Red Lucky Train) posted and waiting in Hong Kong until further notice. I don't know if I'll ever receive that package. In the meantime, I received a package from China last week (it was obviously on one of the last flights from China before they cancelled them). I got two new "Outland" Model skyscrapers (they look really good), and I will inform everyone if I die by assembling them!
My question is this: If we know that the coronavirus killed over 1000 (mostly) Chinese, and flu has already killed between 12,000 and 30,000 Americans this year (CDC estimation), should we not cancel all flights and deliveries to and from the United States too? It's a rethorical question, of course. I don't think there should be any disruption of postal services at all, since it's obvious we cannot catch the virus from letters and packages (everyone agrees on that).
Yes, this virus is dangerous, the situation is serious, the people are dying and I'm really sorry for each and every one of the victims. But I'm surprised about how much people don't know about this virus. The "mith-busting" WHO page is a good place to inform ourselves.
I regularly ordered from China (mostly buildings and scenery for my layout, and some very nice leather cases for my cell phone), so when all this started, I researched and find answers from heads of WHO, CDC and my local health authorities. Everyone was perfectly clear about it: we can't catch that virus from packages from China. Period.
You see, outside the body the virus can survive - as I have been informed - merely a day, and that in precise laboratory conditions. And, as I live in the EU, I can't get any package from China in a day. As a matter of fact, a package from China travels at least a few weeks until it is delivered to me. So no obvious danger here at all.
Nevertheless, my local post authorities announced that they have cancelled all traffic with China, and that there will be "a delay" in delivering letters and packages from China. They say it's because some airlines cancelled their flights to and from China. Here is their announcement: "The Croatian Post has received information from KLM, Lufthansa LH and Turkish Airlines that flights from the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Croatia will not be operated to prevent the risk of the spread of coronavirus, which will affect the normal postal business of exchanging mail. Therefore, we ask the users of Croatian Post service for understanding and we will keep you informed of any changes."
The result is that I have my two Seibu Series 9000 trains (The Blue L Train & Red Lucky Train) posted and waiting in Hong Kong until further notice. I don't know if I'll ever receive that package. In the meantime, I received a package from China last week (it was obviously on one of the last flights from China before they cancelled them). I got two new "Outland" Model skyscrapers (they look really good), and I will inform everyone if I die by assembling them!
My question is this: If we know that the coronavirus killed over 1000 (mostly) Chinese, and flu has already killed between 12,000 and 30,000 Americans this year (CDC estimation), should we not cancel all flights and deliveries to and from the United States too? It's a rethorical question, of course. I don't think there should be any disruption of postal services at all, since it's obvious we cannot catch the virus from letters and packages (everyone agrees on that).
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