A member asked:

Are imported goods from other countries safe? e.g. foods and clothing from italy, iran or even new york city since there's so much coronavirus there.

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Yes: I have heard no reports of foodstuffs or other products imported from these countries being capable of infecting a person with Covid19.

Answered 4/12/2020

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: COVID 19 is not a foodborne illness. It lives for varying amounts of time on different surfaces (briefly on porous surfaces). By the time an item is shipped from one country to another - any possible virus would likely have died. Surface contamination is only a minor mode of transmission for this virus.

Answered 5/28/2020

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